Hidatsa

Student file of Joseph Irwin, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1890, and departed on December 2, 1895.  The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating that Irwin was working as a blacksmith in Elbowoods, North Dakota, in 1910.

Note: Although not written on this…

Student information card of Joseph Irwin, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1890 and departed on December 2, 1895.

Note: Although not written on this card, a researcher has indicated that Joseph Irwin's Indian name was Flies Away.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort…

Progress card of Jefferson Smith, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on June 7, 1898.

Note: Although this card indicates that Smith reentered the school on July 3, 1903, other records show that he had first enrolled at Carlisle on June 7, 1898.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort…

Student file of Jefferson Smith, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on June 7, 1898 and ultimately graduated in 1911, departing on June 21, 1911. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, applications for enrollment, medical/physical records,…

Student information card of Jefferson Smith, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on June 7, 1898, graduated in 1911, and departed on June 21, 1911. The file indicates Smith had studied printing, married Ruth Packineau, and was living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1913 and Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1913.

Note: Although…

Student information card of George Bears Arm (here spelled George Bear's Arms), a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on November 3, 1901 and died on January 8, 1903 while attending the school. Bears Arm is buried in the cemetery on the school grounds. 

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort…

Student information card of George Bears Arm, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on November 3, 1901 and died on January 8, 1903. Bears Arm is buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually…

Progress card of William Crow, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on November 3, 1901.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of September 1906, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on November 3, 1901.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort…

Student file of William Crow, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on November 3, 1901 and ultimately departed on June 22, 1908. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains a student information card and an application for enrollment. 

Note: Although this file shows Gros…

Student information card of William Crow, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on November 3, 1901 and departed on June 22, 1908. The file indicates Crow had studied tinning.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually Hidatsa.

Progress card of Winnie Turtlehead, a member of the Hidatsa and Mandan Nations, who entered the school on November 3, 1901.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually Hidatsa and Mandan.

Student file of Winnie Turtlehead, a member of the Hidatsa and Mandan Nations, who entered the school on November 3, 1901 and ultimately departed on August 2, 1910. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a conduct card, an outing…

Student information card of Winnie Turtlehead, a member of the Hidatsa and Mandan, who entered the school on November 3, 1901 and departed on August 2, 1910. The file indicates Turtlehead was living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1913.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that…

Student information cards of Carl Silk (Tse-sha-shi-pi), a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903, graduated in 1907, and ultimately departed on July 7, 1909.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually Hidatsa.

Student information cards of Carl Silk (Tse-sha-shi-pi), a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903, graduated in 1907, and departed on July 7, 1909. The file indicates Silk had studied blacksmithing and was living in Crow Agency, Montana in 1913 and Tyrone, Pennsylvania in 1913.

Note: Although this card shows…

Progress card of Carl Silk, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually Hidatsa.

Progress card of Cecil Grant, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually Hidatsa.

Student file of Cecil Grant, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903 and departed on July 6, 1907. The file contains a student information card, a trade/position record card, and a report after leaving indicating that Grant was farming in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1910.

Note: Although this file shows Gros…

Student information card of Cecil Grant, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903 and departed on July 6, 1907.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually Hidatsa.

Progress card of Charles Huber, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually Hidatsa.

Student information card of Charles Huber, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903 and departed on June 23, 1909. The information card indicates that Huber graduated in 1908, studied painting, married fellow student Philomena Badger, and was living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1915. 

Note: Although this…

Student information cards of Charles Huber, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903 and ultimately departed on June 23, 1909. The file indicates that Huber graduated from Carlisle in 1908 and later returned to play with the Carlisle Indian School Band.

Note: Huber married fellow student Philomena Badger.…

Progress card of Ellen Grinnell, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually Hidatsa.

Student file of Ellen Grinnell, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903, and departed on June 20, 1910. The file contains student information cards, a conduct card, a physical record, an outing record, a photograph, news clippings, a financial transaction, a marriage invitation, correspondence, a trade/position…

Student information card of Ellen Grinnell, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903 and departed on June 22, 1910. The file indicates Grinnell was married and living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1913.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that…