Kiowa

Student file of Dennis Thomas, a member of the Kiowa Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1915 and departed on June 10, 1918. The file contains a student information card, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, certificates of promotion, financial transactions, correspondence, a vacation request form, and Thomas'…

Student information card of Dennis Thomas, a member of the Kiowa Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1915 and ultimately departed on June 8, 1918.

Student file of Frank Keotah, a member of the Kiowa Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1915 and departed on June 8, 1918. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, an outing evaluation, correspondence, financial transactions, an outing record, and a certificate of promotion.

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Student information card of Frank (here Francis M.) Keotah, a member of the Kiowa Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1915 and departed on June 8, 1918.

Student file of Blanche Yeahquo, a member of the Kiowa Nation, who entered the school on September 7, 1915 and departed on November 30, 1915. The file contains student information cards, medical/physical records, an application for enrollment, a financial transaction, and correspondence. The file indicates that Yeahquo returned to Gotebo,…

Student information card of Blanche Yeahquo, a member of the Kiowa Nation, who entered the school on September 7, 1915 and departed on November 30, 1915.

Student file of Joseph Yeahpau, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on September 4, 1916 and departed on July 10, 1917. The file contains a student information card, an application for enrollment, a medical/physical record, and correspondence. The file indicates that Yeahpau was living in Anadarko, Oklahoma in 1917.

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Student information card of Joseph Keitibo, a member of the Kiowa Nation, who entered the school on September 1, 1917 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file indicates Keitibo transferred to the Chilocco Indian School upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Student information cards of Joseph Keitibo, a member of the Kiowa Nation, who entered the school on September 1, 1917 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file indicates Keitibo transferred to the Chilocco Indian School upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

An excursion to Warm Spring opened this edition, titled “The Camp at the Warm Springs” by John Downing (Cherokee). They hiked all day until they reached the Springs, picking black berries along the way and at one point believing they had gotten lost. This proceeded an editorial on the benefits of sending Indian children to school, which was…

The first page has a short narrative from Joshua Given (Kiowa) on how he went from living in Indian Territory to studying at Carlisle and a brief paragraph from H.C. Roman Nose on how well and enthusiastically the students are learning. The editorial was about how smart Indians started to learn how to live like white men, and how thankful the…

Number 12. Opened with a letter from Charles Kauboodle (Kiowa) to his cousin Laura, talking about what they’ve learned in school, their family, and wishing her a quick recovery from the sickness she has. Jessa Bent also had a few sentences on the desert published at the bottom of the page. The next page has a piece titled “Peace” about the hope…

Page one opens with a letter from Lucius Aitson (Kiowa) to his father describing an illness he had that left him bed ridden for two weeks and how fond her is of English. Also on this page is a short bit from Nellie Robertson (Sioux) about the story of Moses. The next page had an article titled “A Little History of the Pawnee” by paper editor…

Page one opened with a piece titled “The Future of the Red Indian,” reprinted from the London Spectator. This interesting article begins with the author describing the activities of the Carlisle Indian School for a British audience before then discussing his reaction to seeing photographs from the school. The second page had the report…

An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending 1881, containing the second annual report of the Carlisle Indian School. The lengthy report includes discussions of curriculum, student recruitment, the school's campus, the success of the sending students on…

The entire first page is a letter from Virginia Oequa (Kiowa) to her teacher Miss H, sent after she left Carlisle to work on a farm for a few weeks. She sent her love and explained the pride she took in her work. Page two had two articles on the shooting of President James Garfield, written by Samuel Townsend (Pawnee) and Robert W. Stewart (…

Page one opened with a poem by E.G.P. and the story of the Great Turtle, which was based on the arrival of a Spanish Ship. There was also a piece on the trouble that Billy Cornipachio faced, which included the opposition of his people to his education. Page two had a piece about visiting chiefs and on three former prisoners from Fort Marion in…

The first page opens with a letter from Ruben Quick Bear to his friend Austin, reassuring him that it is okay to make mistake when learning a new language. There was also an article describing the students as “Reapers of Knowledge.” On page two, Sarah, a Creek girl, wrote about the cooking school, and complaining about people not washing their…

Page one had a letter to Capt. Richard H. Pratt on the methods followed in schools by Principal C. M. Semple. It also had an article titled “Indian Idiosyncrasies” about how Indians seem to have a better sense of direction than white people. Page two has the continuation of the previous article from page one, as well as “Wisconsin and it’s…

The first page had two articles on it. The first was by Johnson Lane about George Washington. The second was about various lost people and animals that the writer had met. Page two opens with Charles Kihega (Iowa) describing his tribe before and after coming under control of the agency. Another article talked about the Northern Arapahoe chief…

On page one Ellis Kaque (Kiowa) returned home and wrote back to tell of the negative reception he received when he tried to convince his Indian friends to live as white men and only believe in the Christian God. This page also had a letter from Dave Cheyenne on his Sunday school excursion to the Zoological Garden and his first encounter with…

The first page had a story told to Joshua Given (Kiowa) by his grandparents about a young girl who never touched the ground and one day chased a star into the sky. It also included a letter from Louis Big Horse (Osage) to his father in which he discussed planting fruit. Page two had an article titled “What Indians Must Have” by paper editor…

Page one included an address to the students from Capt. Daniel Childers, written by E. B. Childers, in which he described his own childhood and assured the students of the great opportunities they have as a result of attending Carlisle. Students were also reminded that chewing and smoking tobacco had to stop if they wanted to live like whites.…

Page one had “Local Items” which consisted of small daily events such as the weather and games the students invented. Page two started with “A Plea for Greater Liberality in the Cause of Indian Education”, followed by “The People Responsible”, and “A Devoted Indian Missionary Dead”, which talked of the death of Dr. Stephen R. Riggs. Page three…

The first page opened with a poem titled "I'm Not Too Young" reprinted from Scattered Seeds. The next article, "Hoe Handle Medicine" extolled the medicinal effects of exercise. Page two featured several small stories, including Paul Eagle Star's (Sioux) outing assignment, a piece describing bicycles for men and tricycles for women, and…