Pueblo

Student file of Benjamin Harrison, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and departed on June 28, 1917. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, an outing record, outing evaluations, financial transactions, a federal financial aid form, and correspondence. The file indicates…

Student information card of Benjamin Harrison, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and departed on June 28, 1917.

Student file of Charles Brown, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914. No departure date is given, but other documentation shows that he departed on August 29, 1918 as the school was about to close. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, an outing…

Student information card of Charles Brown, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and departed on August 29, 1918.

Student file of John Alonzo, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, correspondence, an outing record, a federal financial aid form, and certificates of promotion. The file contains letters from John…

Student information card of John Alonzo, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file indicates Alonzo went to work on Hog Island, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania upon departing from Carlisle.

Student information card of Joseph Day, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file indicates Day was transferred to the Albuquerque Indian School in Albuquerque, New Mexico upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Student information cards of Joseph Day (here Joe Day), a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file indicates Day transferred to the Albuquerque Indian School in Albuquerque, New Mexico upon departing from Carlisle.

In school documentation Joseph Day is also known as…

Student file of Joseph Johnson, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and died on April 22, 1916. The file contains a student information card, an application for enrollment, an outing evaluation, an outing record, medical/physical records, a federal financial aid form, financial transactions, and…

Student information card of Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and died on April 22, 1916 while attending the school.

Note: Johnson's student file indicates his body was returned home to his family for burial; he is not buried in the cemetery on the school grounds. 

Student file of Juan Pablo Routzon, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a federal financial aid form, an outing evaluation, certificates of promotion, an outing record, and correspondence. The letters…

Student information card of Juan Pablo Routzon (here Rontzo), a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and departed on August 29, 1918.

Student file of Paul Juan, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and departed on August 31, 1918. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, outing evaluations, a certificate of promotion, financial transactions, correspondence, an outing record, medical/physical records, and a…

Student information card of Paul Juan, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1914 and departed on August 31, 1918. The file indicates Juan went to work at Hog Island, Pennsylvania upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Student file of Victor Naranjo, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on November 15, 1917 and departed on August 31, 1918. The file contains student information cards, a financial transaction, an application for enrollment, a certificate of promotion, a federal financial aid form, and correspondence. The file indicates that…

Student information card of Victor Naranjo, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on November 15, 1917 and departed on August 31, 1918. The file indicates Naranjo remained at Ford upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Page one had a report on a bill that would “increase educational privileges and establish industrial schools for the benefit of youth belonging to such nomadic Indian tribes as have educational treaty claims upon the United States.” It also talked about the creation of the Carlisle Industrial Indian School as support of this bill. Page two had…

Page one opened with a letter to Carlisle from “An Old Soldier” who had been stationed at the Carlisle Barracks forty years earlier. There were also three other letters to residents of the school from Peter Primaux, Paul C.T., and Arizona Jackson. The rest of the page was one to two sentence long excerpts from letters from students. Page two…

The opening article was written by Michael Burns (Apache), and focused on “The Indian Question.” In it he explains how many Indians falsely believe that white men are wiser simply because they are born white, and argues that their wisdom comes not from their skin color, but from more easily accessed education. The second page gives some…

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…

The August edition opens with an article on the need to be useful the Carlisle Children feel, and how badly the writer felt when unable to work while sick. It continued onto page four. Page two brings Samuel Townsend (Pawnee) stepping down as editor with Charles Kihega (Iowa) taking his place. There is also pieces on the possibility of moving…

The first page is has a small narrative from Nellie Carey (Apache) on her visit to the Navajoes with her white family, She describes the Navajoes as dirty, explaining how they don’t keep their tents clean. There was also a letter from Davis Cheyenne (Cheyenne) to Captain Pratt about his time in Old Bucks. Charles Kihega (Iowa) and Ellis B.…

The first page talked about the cost of educating an Indian vs the cost of killing one to support the Indian Schools. The article was titled “The Amount it Takes to Kill One Indian Would Establish Many School Like Carlisle and Hampton” by Michael Burns (Apache). The second page has an article encouraging students to only speak English to learn…

On the first page Justine A. LaFromboise describes her trip to Carlisle, explaining how her father convinced her to go get an education. The story continues on page four. On page two Ellis B. Childers (Creek) explained that he will be the editor while Charles Kihega (Iowa) visits home. C. Kihega examines the misconceptions whites and Indians…

On page one the paper’s editor, Charles Kihega (Iowa) wrote a letter about his successful journey home. Metopah (Osage), Taylor Ealy (Pueblo), and Frank Everett (Wichita) also wrote letters from home back to the school. On page two eight boys and twelve girls took a trip to explore Luray Cave. Also on the same page Van Horn (Cheyenne) and Thos…