American Horse

Student information card of Guy, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.

Student information card of Guy (Bear Don't Scare), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.

In school documentation Guy is also known as Bear Don't Scare and Matakokope-sui.

Student file of Robert American Horse, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on June 14, 1887. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains a student information card, a trade/position record card, a report after leaving, a returned…

Student information card of Robert American Horse (Cut Ears) (here written as Cut Ear), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 14, 1887. The file indicates American Horse was living in Kyle, South Dakota in 1913 and Manderson, South Dakota in 1914.

Note: In a letter describing the…

Student information card of Ben American Horse, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on December 14, 1889 and departed on June 14, 1895. The file indicates American Horse was living in Kyle, South Dakota in 1913.

Student file of Lucy American Horse, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on February 19, 1891 and departed on May 26, 1897. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating she was working as a housekeeper in Kyle, South Dakota in 1910.

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Student information card of Lucy American Horse, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on February 19, 1891 and departed on May 26, 1897. The file indicates American Horse married John Two Crow and was living in Kyle, South Dakota in 1913.

Student information card of Alice American Horse (Wasitasunka), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on February 27, 1892 and departed on July 3, 1901. The file indicates that American Horse married George Newton (Pereau) and was living in Poplar, Montana in 1914.

Student file of Alice American Horse, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on February 27, 1892 and departed on July 3, 1901. The file contains correspondence, a former student response postcard, a student information card, and a report after leaving indicating she was working as a nurse in Poplar, Montana in 1914.

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Student information card of Joseph American Horse, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on February 27, 1892 and departed on May 26, 1897.

In school documentation Joseph American Horse's name is also spelled Joseph Americanhorse. He is also known as Wasitasunke, also spelled Wasi-tasunke.

Student information card of Joseph American Horse, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on February 27, 1892 and departed on May 26, 1897.

Student information card of Sophia American Horse, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on February 27, 1892 and departed on March 12, 1903.

In school documentation Sophia American Horse's name is also spelled Sophia Americanhorse. She is also known as Wasi-tasunke (also spelled Wasitasunke). Her married name is Sophia…

Student information card of Sophia American Horse, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on February 27, 1892 and departed on March 12, 1903. The card indicates that American Horse graduated in 1903, had married Joseph A. Morisette, and was living in Kyle, South Dakota in 1913. 

The first page opened with a poem titled "A Christmas Carol by Eleanor W.F. Bates in Home Magazine. Next came a new installment of the series titled “How An Indian Girl Might Tell Her Own Story if She Had the Chance: Founded on Actual Observations of the Man-on-the-band-stand’s Chief Clerk” (continued from the previous week). In this…

A souvenir booklet from the Carlisle Indian School, published for their 23rd year.  A short description of the aims and goals of the school is presented.  Images of students as they first arrived, as well as important visiting chiefs, are given, as are before and after images including those of Tom Torlino.  Extracurricular…

Portrait of chiefs Brother-to-All, Like the Bear, Poor Wolf (also known as Lean Wolf), Son of the Star, and American Horse posed with interpreters John Bridgeman and John Smith, standing in front of the bandstand on the school grounds.

Note: The other version of this image (Related Images), is the uncropped version which also has Richard…

Portrait of chiefs Brother-to-All, Like the Bear, Poor Wolf (also known as Lean Wolf), Son of the Star, and American Horse posed with interpreters John Bridgeman and John Smith, standing in front of the bandstand on the school grounds. The man in the background on the left is probably Richard Henry Pratt. 

Note: Identification of…

Studio portrait of American Horse, a Sioux chief. 

American Horse visited the school in August 1880 which is probably when this photograph was taken.  This is #25 on Choate's list of images for sale. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has five copies of this image; PA-CH1-010b and CS-CH-033.1-.4.  

The caption reads: Noted Indian Chiefs.

The printed note on the reverse side reads: NOTED INDIAN CHIEFS Who have visited the Indian Training School, Carlisle, Pa.

1. Spotted Tail, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency, Dakota. 
2. Iron Wing, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency,…

The printed note on the reverse side reads: NOTED INDIAN CHIEFS Who have visited the Indian Training School, Carlisle, Pa.

1. Spotted Tail, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency, Dakota. 
2. Iron Wing, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency, Dakota.
3. American Horse, Sioux Chief, Pine…

Studio portrait of American Horse with eleven female students and one male student. 

Studio portrait of American Horse with eleven female students and one male student. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH2-029b and BS-CH-040. 

Cameo photographs of seventeen Sioux chiefs, all of whom presumably had visited the school and had their portraits taken by John N. Choate. The grouping is titled "Noted Indians" and has a copyright date of 1891. Each chief is identified by a white tag applied to his lapel. They are identified as: 

Top row, left to right: Spotted…

Portrait of a visting chief shaking hands with Richard Henry Pratt posed on the school grounds with a group of thirteen female students and seventeen male students. A white woman, probably a teacher, with a parasol or umbrella can be seen in the background near a school building. 

Previous cataloging, presumably interpreting caption…

Captain Richard Henry Pratt writes to Ezra H. Hayt, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, regarding the first groups of Sioux, Menominee Ponca, Pawnee, Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita, Seminole, Cheyenne, and Arapaho children and young adults brought to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt offers a detailed description of the journey, and then lists each…