Bent, Ada
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Student information card of Ada Bent, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1880 and departed on July 1, 1882. The file indicates that Bent was married to Robert Burns.
Student information card of Ada Bent, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1880 and departed on July 1, 1882.
Studio portrait of Ada Bent wearing school uniform. A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads: Ada Bent.
The opening article was written by Michael Burns (Apache), and focused on “The Indian Question.” In it he explains how many Indians falsely believe that white men are wiser simply because they are born white, and argues that their wisdom comes not from their skin color, but from more easily...
