Hidatsa

Student file of David Packineau, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on September 24, 1909 and departed on April 22, 1912. The file contains an application for enrollment, a student information card, medical/physical records, outing evaluations, a trade/position record card, a progress/conduct record, and an outing record.…

Student information card of David Packineau, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on September 24, 1909 and departed on April 22, 1912.

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 James Hall, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on September 24, 1909.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of September 27, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on September 24.

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

Student file of James Hall, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on September 24, 1909 and departed on April 24, 1911. The file contains an application for enrollment, a student information card, medical/physical records, an outing evaluation, trade/position record cards, a progress/conduct card, an outing record, and a letter…

Student information card of James Hall, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on September 24, 1909 and departed on April 24, 1911. The file indicates Hall 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 this individual…

Progress card of Mamie Smith, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on September 24, 1909.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of September 27, the admissions ledger and her file suggest that she actually arrived on September 24.

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

Student file of Mamie Smith, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on September 24, 1909 and departed on June 4, 1914. The file contains student information cards, medical/physical records, an application for enrollment, outing evaluations, a progress/conduct card, outing records, a financial transaction, and correspondence.…

Student information card of Mamie Smith, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on September 24, 1909 and departed on June 4, 1914.

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 Ruth Packineau, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1911.

Note: Although this card lists Ruth as Oneida, other documentation shows that she was in fact a member of the Gros Ventre Nation.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of October 30, the admissions ledger and her…

Student file of Ruth Packineau, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1911 and departed on June 4, 1914. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, outing evaluations, and a progress/conduct card. 

In school documentation Ruth Packineau's name…

Student information card of Ruth Packineau, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1911 and departed on June 4, 1914.

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 Edward Dickens, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on September 20, 1914 and departed on November 11, 1914. The file contains an application for enrollment, student information card, medical/physical records, financial transactions, and correspondence. The file indicates Dickens was living in Elbowoods, North…

Student information card of Edward Dickens, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on September 20, 1914 and departed on November 11, 1914.

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 Thomas Hawk, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on November 5, 1915 and ultimately departed on June 3, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, medical/physical records, a vacation request form, a draft registration…

Student information card of Thomas Hawk, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on November 5, 1915 and ultimately departed on June 3, 1917.

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

A souvenir booklet from the Carlisle Indian School, published for their 23rd year.  A short description of the aims and goals of the school is presented.  Images of students as they first arrived, as well as important visiting chiefs, are given, as are before and after images including those of Tom Torlino.  Extracurricular…

Studio portrait of Poor Wolf (also known as Lean Wolf), a Hidatsa chief. 

The student newspaper in August 1880 records an earlier visit to the school by Poor Wolf.

The Cumberland County Historical Society has multiple copies of this image: PA-CH1-019a and CS-CH-034a. 

Note: Although the caption written with the…

Studio portrait of Poor Wolf (also known as Lean Wolf), a Hidatsa chief, not wearing a shirt and so showing his torso and arms with painted body ornamentation.

The student newspaper in August 1880 records an earlier visit to the school by Poor Wolf.

Note: The authenticity of this ornamentation is questionable; this photo may have…

The caption reads: Noted Indian Chiefs.

The printed note on the reverse side reads: NOTED INDIAN CHIEFS Who have visited the Indian Training School, Carlisle, Pa.

1. Spotted Tail, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency, Dakota. 
2. Iron Wing, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency,…

The printed note on the reverse side reads: NOTED INDIAN CHIEFS Who have visited the Indian Training School, Carlisle, Pa.

1. Spotted Tail, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency, Dakota. 
2. Iron Wing, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency, Dakota.
3. American Horse, Sioux Chief, Pine…

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1907. Students are marked with white number and identified in a label attached below the photo. They are: 1) Frances Ghangraw 2) Nicodemus Billy 3) Arthur Doxtator 4) Isaac R. Gould 5) Zoa Hardin Heny 6) Sarah Isham 7) Freeman…

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1908. They are identified in a label attached below the photo. They are: 1) Elizabeth Baird 2) Josephine Charles 3) Louis F. Chingwa 4) Martha Cornsilk Rave 5) Morgan Crowsghost 6) Alice Denomie 7) Archie Dundas 8) Thomas…

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1909. They are identified in a label attached below the photo. They are: 1) Alonzo Patton 2) Michael Balenti 3) Cecilia Baronovitch 4) Savannah Beck 5) Bennett, Georgia 6) Olga Reinkin 7) Alonzo G. Brown 8) Irene Brown 9)…

Group portrait of twenty-three female students wearing costumes. They are the "Puritan Maidens Chorus," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. 

The program lists a total of twenty-three female students playing Puritan roles, including the Puritan…

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Ellen Grinnell

A group of woman and a man stand outside an unidentified building. Ellen Grinnell is identified by the "X" in this photograph.

Note: A researcher suggested that Ellen Grinnell is likely a member of the Hidatsa Nation.