La Croix, Katie

Student file of Katie La Croix, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 6, 1880 and departed on April 24, 1883. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating she was a housewife in Veblen, South Dakota in 1910.

In school documentation Katie La Croix's name is also spelled Kate…

Student information card of Katie La Croix (here la Croux), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 6, 1880 and departed on April 24, 1883.

The first page had a letter from an unnamed student to his Uncle explaining that the world is round and moves at 1041 miles per hour. Harry Raven (Arapahoe) also discussed in a speech how the Government will not always care for the Indians and differences between whites and Native Americans. On page two Charles Kihega (Iowa) questioned if the…

Studio portrait of Dessie Prescott (seated far left), Jennie Lawrence (seated front left), Nellie Robertson (standing back right), and Katie La Croix (seated far right) with teacher Sarah Mather (seated in center). The students are all wearing school uniforms and holding dolls. 

Studio portrait of Dessie Prescott (seated far left), Jennie Lawrence (seated front left), Nellie Robertson (standing back right), and Katie La Croix (seated far right) with teacher Sarah Mather (seated in center). The students are all wearing school uniforms and holding dolls.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two…

Request to return Katie La Croix to her home due to a pulmonary illness with the U.S. Indian Agent for the Sisseton Agency when he returns from Washington D.C.