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 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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Student file of Samuel High Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on December 15, 1884. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating High…
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Student information card of Samuel High Bear (here Highbear), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on December 15, 1884. The file indicates High Bear was living in St. Francis, South Dakota in 1913.
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Student file of Sarah Mather, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating she was a housewife in Rosebud, South Dakota in 1910.
In school documentation Sarah Mather's name is also spelled Sara…
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Student information card of Sarah Mather, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880.
Note: Mather appears to have taken or been given the name of school employee Sarah Mather. She was married to interpreter Charles Tackett and so is also known as Sarah Tackett.
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Student information card of Stella Berht (White Horse), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on June 14, 1887.
Note: Berht was also known as Stella Chasing Hawk.
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Student information cards of Stella Berht, 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.
In school documentation Stella Berht is also known as White Horse, White Mare, and Sunka-wah-kan-skah.…
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Student information card of Stephen Murray (Makes trouble in Front), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.
Note: Murray may have been the father of Wallace Murray who enrolled at the school in 1917.
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Student information card of Stephen Murray (Makes trouble in front), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882.
Note: Murray may have been the father of Wallace Murray who enrolled at the school in 1917.
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Student file of Stephen Murray, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 19, 1882. The file contains a photograph postcard and a report after leaving that indicates Murray was working as a rancher in Rosebud, South Dakota in 1910.
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Student information cards of Theron Two Strike, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on June 22, 1886.
In school documentation Theron Two Strike's name is also spelled Theron Two Strikes. He is also known as Passes through Enemy, Comes Out from Them, and To-kah-a-gnah-cyak-kah.…
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Student file of Thomas, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879, and departed on June 23, 1880. The file contains a student information card.
In school documentation Thomas is also known as He Bear and Mato-blokah.
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Student information card of Thomas (He bear), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880.
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Student file of Valentine McKenzie, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879, and departed on June 23, 1880. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving that indicates McKenzie was working as a farmer in 1910 in Wood, South Dakota.
In school documentation Valentine McKenzie's…
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Student information card of Valentine McKenzie, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880.
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Student file of Vincent Stranger 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 student information cards that list three outings.
In school documentation Vincent…
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