Student information card of De Bett Cheyenne Chief, a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school on October 22, 1883 and departed on May 6, 1886.
In school documentation De Bett Cheyenne Chief's name is also spelled Debette Cheyenne Chief and Debett Cheyenne Chief.
Student information card of De Bett Cheyenne Chief, a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school on October 22, 1883 and departed on May 6, 1886.
Portrait of twenty-four male students upon arrival. The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging identifies them as from the Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Comanche, Pawnee, and Nez Perce nations and that the photo was taken on the date of their arrival, October 22, 1883. Twenty-three male students arrived on that date from those nations.
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Studio portrait of De Bett Cheyenne Chief.
Studio portrait of De Bett Cheynne Chief (seated) and Alexander Yellow Man (standing). Cheyenne Chief is wearing a school uniform.
Richard Henry Pratt recommends that De Bett Cheyenne Chief, who the school planned to send home due to illness, be send home sooner in response to a request from the agency. Due to Cheyenne Chief's health Pratt recommends sending Kise Williams, whose time at the school has expired, with him while also noting that Williams is the best harness…