Sioux (Miniconjou)

Student file of Austin Holy Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on February 20, 1882. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving that indicates Holy Bear was raising stock in Cut Meat, South Dakota in 1910.

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Student information card of Austin Holy Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on February 20, 1882.

Student information card of Cecil (Red Medicine), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on September 18, 1883.

Note: While this card has Cecil's cause of departure as "death," that is not included in his other information card and so far we cannot confirm that he died at the school. No other…

Student information card of Cecil, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on September 18, 1883.

In school documentation Cecil is also known as Red Medicine, Peh-ju-tah-lu-tah, and Red Man.

Student file of Frederick, 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 Frederick is also known as Cloud Bull and Mah-rpe-yah-ta-tonka.

Student file of Geoffrey Chipps. No arrival or departure information is given, and no Nation is given here, but information in other records shows that Chips was a member of the Sioux Nation from the Rosebud Agency who arrived at the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882. This file contains only a blank report after leaving.…

Student information card of Geoffrey Chips (Runs in the Clouds), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.

Note: Although the spelling on this card shows the name as Chips, family members indicate that the proper spelling is Chipps.

Student information card of Geoffrey Chips (here just Geoffrey) (Runs in the Clouds), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.

Note: Although the spelling on this card shows the last name as Chips, family members indicate that the proper spelling is Chipps.…

Student information cards of George, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on July 6, 1885. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered.

In school documentation George Hollow Horned Bear is also known as Little Man, We-chah-shaw-che-kah-lah, George,…

Student file of James (White Man), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on September 3, 1881. The file contains a student information card.

In school documentation James is also known as Wah-she-chu and White Man (also spelled Whiteman).

Student information card of Stephen Murray (Makes trouble in front), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.

Note: Murray may have been the father of Wallace Murray who enrolled at the school in 1917.

Student file of Walter Bullman, 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, former student response postcards, and a report after leaving. The file indicates Bullman was farming in St. Francis, South Dakota in 1915.

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Group portrait of Frederick (Cloud Bull), Walter Bullman, Philip (Kills), Ruth (Looking Woman), and Julia Good Voice. They are posed outside a building on the school grounds. 

Group portrait of Stephen Murray (Makes Trouble in Front) (standing), Geoffrey Chips (Runs in the Clouds) (seated right), Grace Cook (Crockery Face) (standing center), and Nellie (Yellow Lodge) (seated left) posed in front of one of the school buildings. 

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a a stereograph of…

Portrait of nine Sioux students posed next to one of the school buildings. The students are Edward Little (Behind), James (White Man), George Hollow Horned Bear (Little Man), George Hollow Horned Bear (Little Man), Bernard (Hawk Charging Daylight), David (Kills Without Warning), Horace (White Whirlwind), Hope Blue Teeth, Ida (Shoes), and Stella…

Group portrait of Guy (Bear Don't Scare), James (White Man), and Maggie (Stands Looking) posed outside a building on the school grounds.

Outdoor portrait of Marshall Bad Milk (Little Wolf), Alvan (One That Kills Horse), Austin Holy Bear (Wind Blows), and Horace (White Whirlwind) posed in front of the bandstand on the school grounds. 

Studio portrait of a male student in school uniform, identified as George Bull. He is probably George Hollow Horned Bear.