Student information card of Norman, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on September 3, 1881.
In school documentation Norman is also known as Wants to be Chief and Eton-chah-che.
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Student information cards of Oliver Spotted Tail, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on April 10, 1883.
In school documentation Oliver Spotted Tail is also known as Bugler, Pulls, and E-che-yo-ton-ka.
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Student file of Paul Black Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on July 6, 1888. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards and a report after leaving indicating that he was living in Allen, South Dakota…
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Student information card of Paul Black Bear (Makes Himself Run), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on July 6, 1888.
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Student information card of Philip, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on February 26, 1881.
In school documentation Philip is also known as Kills and We-cha-kteh.
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Student information cards of Pollock Spotted Tail, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on June 27, 1887.
In school documentation Pollock Spotted Tail is also known as Little Scout, Comes from the Scout, and To-we-yah-che-ka-tah.
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Student information cards of Ralph Iron Eagle Feather (War Bonnet), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on June 14, 1887.
Note: Iron Eagle Feather married fellow student Julia Good Voice (also known as Julia Iron Eagle Feather). They were the parents of Lydia Biddle Iron Eagle…
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Student file of Ralph Iron Eagle Feather, a member of the Sioux Nation. No entrance or departure dates are given. The file contains a returned student survey, a news clipping, and a report after leaving that indicates he was working as a carpenter, painter, and wheelwright in Cut Meat, South Dakota in 1911. Other records show he enrolled at the…
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Student information card of Ralph Iron Eagle Feather, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 14, 1887. The file indicates Iron Eagle Feather was married and living in Cut Meat, South Dakota in 1913.
Note: Iron Eagle Feather married fellow student Julia Good Voice (Julia Iron Eagle…
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Student file of Raymond Stewart, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879, and ultimately departed on July 8, 1889. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, photographs, correspondence related to the American Indian Association and…
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Student information card of Raymond Stewart, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on July 8, 1889.
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Student information card of Rebecca (Wooden Ear Rings), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882. She was later known as Rebecca Big Star.
Note: Big Star later reenrolled in the school, arriving on November 14, 1883 and ultimately departed on July 29, 1890.
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Student file of Rebecca Big Star, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 14, 1883 and departed on July 29, 1890. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating she was a housewife in Wood, South Dakota in 1910.
In school documentation Rebecca Big Star is also known as Wooden…
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Student information card of Rebecca Big Star, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on July 29, 1890. The file indicates Big Star married Yellow Hawk.
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Student information card of Reuben Quick Bear (Kills the Enemy), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.
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Student information card of Reuben Quick Bear (Kills the Enemy), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.
Note: Although this card says Quick Bear arrived on October 7, he arrived as part of the large group of first students on October 6, 1879.
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Student file of Reuben Quick Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882. The file contains news clippings and a report after leaving that indicates Quick Bear was working as a farmer in Mellette County, South Dakota in 1911.
In school documentation Reuben Quick Bear's name…
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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…
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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…
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Student information card of Roger, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.
In school documentation Roger is also known as Cloud Shield and Mahpiya Wahacanka.
Note: In a version at Yale of the photograph of the first male students, Richard Henry Pratt identifies one of…
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Student information card of Rose, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and died on April 29, 1881. Rose was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
In school documentation Rose is known as Red Rose and Shaw Shaw.
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Student information card of Rose, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and died on April 29, 1881. She was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
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Student information card of Rufus, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on February 20, 1882.
In school documentation Rufus is also known as Strikes the Enemy and To-kah-ah-pah.
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Student file of Ruth, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882. The file contains a student information card.
In school documentation Ruth is also known as Looking Woman, We-ah-ke-tah, and Ruth Big Head.
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Student information card of Ruth (Looking Woman) (identified here as Ruth Big Head), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.
Note: This student is identified in other school documentation as Ruth (Looking Woman). She was the daughter of Big Head.
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