Student information card of Ada Bent, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1880 and departed on July 1, 1882. The file indicates that Bent was married to Robert Burns.
Bent, Ada
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student information card of Ada Bent, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1880 and departed on July 1, 1882.
In school documentation Ada Bent's married name is Ada Burns (Mrs. Robert Burns).
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 1881
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…
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Ada Bent wearing school uniform. A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads: Ada Bent.
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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution