Flying Horse, Samuel

Cemetery information and mortuary documents related to Samuel Flying Horse (Tasunke Kinyela), a member of the Sioux Nation.

Student information card of Samuel Flying Horse, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on June 24, 1891 and died on May 31, 1893. He was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.

In school documentation Samuel Flying Horse is also known as Tasunke Kinyela (also spelled Tasunekekineyela).

Student information card of Samuel Flying Horse, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on June 24, 1891 and died on May 31, 1893 while attending the school. He was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.

Studio portrait of Henry Old Eagle, George Running Horse, and Samuel Flying Horse.

Studio portrait of Henry Old Eagle, George Running Horse, and Samuel Flying Horse. 

Studio portrait of Samuel Flying Horse (standing), wearing school uniform, and Chief Charging Shield (seated). 

These materials include telegrams and a descriptive statement of students regarding 3 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency of South Dakota. The telegrams indicate that Carlisle's superintendent, Richard Henry Pratt, travelled to Pine Ridge to select students and escort them back East.