Student information card of Ambrose Chachu (Cha-chu), a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on December 8, 1886 and departed on August 10, 1892. The file indicates Chachu enlisted in the Army upon departing from Carlisle.
Chachu, Ambrose


Student information card of Ambrose Chachu, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on December 8, 1886 and departed on August 10, 1892. The file indicates Chachu had enlisted in the army.

Portrait of three male students and four female students photographed in the clothing they arrived in. Standing behind them are Richard Henry Pratt (second from the left), two uniformed soldiers, and one male student in uniform with a scarf (right). They are posed on the school grounds.
The Cumberland County Historical Society identifies…

Studio portrait of Ambrose Chachu wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Wood Nashozey and three unidentified male Apache students (all wearing school uniforms). The small boy in the center may be Ambrose Chachu.
Note: A researcher has identified Wood Nashozey as sitting at left, standing is Clement Seanilzay, sitting at right is Frederick Skahsejah.