Suison, Eunice

Cemetery information and mortuary documents related to Eunice Suison, a member of the Apache Nation. She was the daughter of two enrolled students but was not an enrolled student.

Note: Based on the currently available documentation, this person is believed to be buried in the Carlisle Indian School cemetery but does not have a named…

The first page featured a poem "Work While You Work" followed by "A Pawnee Medicine-Dance" which continued the story from number 14 told by Aunt Martha about Pawnee medicine men and their dances. The second page had news of returned students whose terms at Carlisle were completed, including Minnie Swallow Bear, Annie Menaul, and Thomas Rester.…

The first page opened with a poem by Sarah E. Eastman reprinted from “Golden Days,” titled “If! If!” followed by the reprinted letter from a Carlisle Indian School student on Outing called “She Wants a Higher Education.” The last piece on the page continues on the fourth page called “A Modern Pueblo” about the process by which a progressive…

The first page opened with an untitled poem by J. W. Burgess reprinted from Sunshine, followed by “Our Walnut Tree” about the Man-On-the-Band-Stand’s efforts to keep students from picking green walnuts. The second page began with “The Captain,” which described the speech Capt. Pratt made during the student assembly explaining his work…

The first page opens with an untitled poem. The next article titled “Peter Powlass,” contains a letter with news about events at the Oneida, Wisconsin Reservation written by former student, Peter Powlass. It is followed by “U.S. Congress,” that reported the schedule of the Fiftieth Congress. Page two contains news from the YMCA, the boys’…

The first page opened with an untitled poem that bore the first line, “No human life ere dawned on earth.” Then came an article titled “Judge Wright’s Talk,” that excerpted J.V. Wright’s discourse on the importance of the Indian students’ perseverance and the success of the Coeur d’Alene and Chippewa nations. The talk continued on page four.…

The first page opened with a poem, “Be Careful What You Say,” followed by “Indian Names,” on the origin of Indian names. Next came an article titled “Wanted, Something Inside,” about the value of persistence and perseverance, followed by small blurbs about the Christian population of Japan and the construction of a rabbit-proof fence in…

The first page began with a poem titled, “This Life is What We Make It,” followed by a letter from Samuel Townsend (Pawnee) about school life at Marietta College. The second page included news from letters from former students and an excerpted speech from Thomas Metoxen (Oneida).

Among the brief items on page three was a report that baby…

The first page opened with a poem "March" by Bessie Chandler followed by an article titled "Feasted By the Blind" which was an account of visiting students from the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind who got a tour of the Indian school and gave an entertainment that featured singing, marching, calisthenics, and musical…

The first page opened with a poem "Think," followed by a story called "Are Indians Kind to Animals? about a Carlisle girl on Outing who threw a blanket over a horse during icy weather. The next piece was about the value of labor titled "Successful Men." Page two began with an article titled "Squeezed Into Shape" that compared processing iron to…

Studio portrait of Eunice Suisson, infant daughter of student Annette Suisson. 

The note reads: CHOATE, CARLISLE, PA.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Eunice Mason Sois. Apache baby at Carlisle Indian School. 1888.

Studio portrait of Eunice Suisson, infant daughter of Indian School student Annette Suisson. Eunice was one of the children known as the "Apache babies"

The Cumberland County Historical Society dates this image to February 1888.

Studio portrait of infants Katie Kinzhuna and Eunice Suisson. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date December or February 1888. 

This image is believed to have been taken in February, 1888. Kate was the daughter of students Hulda and Arnold Kinzhuna. Eunice was the daughter of…

Studio portrait of infants Katie Kinzhuna and Eunice Suisson. 

The handwritten note reads: Kate Irvine Kinghune and Eunice Suison

This image is believed to have been taken in February, 1888. Kate was the daughter of students Hulda and Arnold Kinzhuna. Eunice was the daughter of student Annette Suisson. The…

Studio portrait of infants Katie Kinzhuna and Eunice Suisson.

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date February 1888.

This image is believed to have been taken in February, 1888. Kate was the daughter of students Hulda and Arnold Kinzhuna. Eunice was the daughter of student Annette Suisson. The…

Studio portrait of infants Katie Kinzhuna and Eunice Suisson.

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date February 1888.

This image is believed to have been taken in February, 1888. Kate was the daughter of students Hulda and Arnold Kinzhuna. Eunice was the daughter of student Annette Suisson. The…

Studio portrait of Annette Suisson with with her daughter, Eunice Suisson.  

Eunice was born at the school and was one of the infants known as the "Apache Babies."

Studio portrait of Annette Suisson with her daughter Eunice Suisson. 

Eunice was born at the school and was one of the infants known as the "Apache babies."