Student information card of Duke (Frog), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and is believed to have departed in late December 1881. (Although this card shows a departure date of September 3, 1881, a letter from mid-December indicates that he was still at the school at that time, but that his health was…
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Student information card of Duke, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and is believed to have departed in late December 1881. (Although this card shows a departure date of September 3, 1881, a letter from mid-December indicates that he was still at the school at that time, but that his health was poor…
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Student information card of Emma, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880.
In school documentation Emma is also known as Plenty Aunt, Plenty Hunt, and To-we-chu-Otah.
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Student information card of Gilbert (Short Leg), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on September 3, 1881.
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Student information card of Gilbert, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on September 3, 1881.
In school documentation Gilbert is also known as Short Leg (also spelled Short Legs) and Ho-pteh-che-lah.
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Student information card of Herbert (Yellow Sack), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880.
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Student information card of Herbert, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880.
In school documentation Herbert is also known as Yellow Sack and Wo-ju-ha-ge.
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Student file of Hope Blue Teeth, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 14, 1883 and departed on July 8, 1889. The file contains a student information card, a former student response postcard, and a report after leaving indicating she was a housewife in Porcupine, South Dakota in 1913.
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Student information card of Horace (also known as White Whirlwind), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on February 20, 1882.
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Student information card of Horace, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on February 20, 1882.
In school documentation Horace is also known as White Whirlwind, Wha-mini-ya-minis-kah, and Horace Coarse Voice.
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Student file of Hugh, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880. The file contains a student information card.
In school documentation Hugh is also known as Running Horse, Sunka-wa-kan-oyah-ka, and Clarence Whirlwind.
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Student information cards of Joe Taylor, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on June 17, 1884.
In school documentation Joe Taylor is also known as Porcupine and Joe Sin ta (also spelled Joe Sinta).
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Student file of Louis Eagle Dog, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879, and ultimately departed on June 14, 1887. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving that indicates Eagle Dog was working as a farmer in South Dakota in 1910.
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Student file of Luther Standing Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on July 6, 1885. The file contains a student information card, former student response postcards, news clippings, correspondence, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating he was working as a clerk in…
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Student information card of Marshall Bad Milk (Little Wolf), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.
In school documentation Marshall Bad Milk is also known as Little Wolf, Sunka-man-i-ta-che-cal-lah, and Marshall.
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Student information cards of Max Spotted Tail, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on July 14, 1885.
In student documentation Max Spotted Tail is also known as Talks with Bears and Mah-to-op-wo-yla-kah.
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Student information card of Morgan, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on February 20, 1882.
In school documentation Morgan is also known as Young Bird and Ze-tkah-lah-che-challah.
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Student information cards of Oliver Spotted Tail, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on April 10, 1883.
In school documentation Oliver Spotted Tail is also known as Bugler, Pulls, and E-che-yo-ton-ka.
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Student information cards of Pollock Spotted Tail, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on June 27, 1887.
In school documentation Pollock Spotted Tail is also known as Little Scout, Comes from the Scout, and To-we-yah-che-ka-tah.
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Student information cards of Ralph Iron Eagle Feather (War Bonnet), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on June 14, 1887.
Note: Iron Eagle Feather married fellow student Julia Good Voice (also known as Julia Iron Eagle Feather). They were the parents of Lydia Biddle Iron Eagle…
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Student information card of Rufus, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on February 20, 1882.
In school documentation Rufus is also known as Strikes the Enemy and To-kah-ah-pah.
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Student file of Ruth, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882. The file contains a student information card.
In school documentation Ruth is also known as Looking Woman, We-ah-ke-tah, and Ruth Big Head.
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Student file of Samuel High Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on December 15, 1884. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating High…
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Student information card of Samuel High Bear (here Highbear), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on December 15, 1884. The file indicates High Bear was living in St. Francis, South Dakota in 1913.
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Student file of Sarah Mather, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating she was a housewife in Rosebud, South Dakota in 1910.
In school documentation Sarah Mather's name is also spelled Sara…
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