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Student information card of Andrew (His Shield), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on August 20, 1880.
Note: In a letter describing the first students to arrive at the school, Pratt refers to this student as Tawchcankala and His Shield.
Student information card of Bennett (Singer), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880.
Student information card of Bennett (Singer), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880.
Student file of James One Star, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on January 1, 1889 and departed on August 10, 1892. The file contains a student information card, and letters/correspondence. The files indicate that after leaving Carlisle One Star enlisted in the United States Army.
Students and staff working in the harness-making shop at the Carlisle Indian School. They are identified as, from left to right: Lorenzo Chapman (instructor), Geoffrey Chips, Cheape Ross, Curtis, Lawrence, Edward Little, William Spotted Tail, Julian, Morgan, Henry Thigh, and Andrew.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has three…
Studio portrait of James One Star wearing school uniform and holding a hat.