Big Horse, Louis

Student file of Louis Bighorse, a member of the Osage Nation, who entered the school on February 26, 1881, and departed on June 17, 1884.  The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating that Bighorse was a farmer in Pawhuska, Oklahoma in 1910.

Note: This student is referred to as Louis Bighorse and…

Student information card of Louis Bighorse, a member of the Osage Nation, who entered the school on February 26, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884.

The first page had a story told to Joshua Given (Kiowa) by his grandparents about a young girl who never touched the ground and one day chased a star into the sky. It also included a letter from Louis Big Horse (Osage) to his father in which he discussed planting fruit. Page two had an article titled “What Indians Must Have” by paper editor…

Page one included an address to the students from Capt. Daniel Childers, written by E. B. Childers, in which he described his own childhood and assured the students of the great opportunities they have as a result of attending Carlisle. Students were also reminded that chewing and smoking tobacco had to stop if they wanted to live like whites.…

Studio portrait of Louis Bighorse. 

Studio portrait of Louis Big Horse (back row at left), Elmer (back row in center), Joel Chetopah (back row at right), Embry Gibson (front row at left), and Fred Lookout (front row at right).

Studio portrait of Louis Big Horse (back row at left), Elmer (back row center), Joel Chetopah (back row at right), Embry Gibson (front row at left), and Fred Lookout (front row at right).

Richard Henry Pratt provides the names of the sixteen Osage students sent by L. J. Miles who arrived on February 25, 1881.