Dekhlikiseh, Dorothy

Student file Dorothy Dekhlikiseh (Dekli-ki-seh), a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on December 8, 1886 and departed on January 6, 1899. The file contains student information cards and a report after leaving indicating that Dekhlikiseh was married and living in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.

Student information card of Dorothy Dekhlikiseh, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on December 8, 1886 and departed on January 6, 1899.

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 Janette Woods, Ramona Chihuahua, and Dorothy Dekhlikiseh, all wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Janette Woods and Dorothy Dekhlikiseh, both wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of fourteen male students and nine female students. The caption of the Cumberland County Historical Society identifies them as from the Apache nation and gives a date of 1891 for the image. Previous catloging for this version also says they are Apache students but says there is a date of 16 January 1892 in the…

Studio portrait of twenty-three students, fourteen male and nine female students, identified in the caption as "Apache Group, 1891." 

Staff at the Cumberland County Historical Society have identified, based on comparison with other photgraphs, that the following students are in this group: Parker Whitney West, Ernest Hogee, Viola Zieh,…

Studio portrait of Dorothy Dekhlikiseh [?].

Note: The caption for this image is "Darthy Nol" (or possibly Darthy No 1"). There are no records for a student by that name. The only student named Dorothy who attended while Choate was taking photographs was Dorothy Dekhlikiseh. 

Correspondence regarding a request from Apache prisoners of war for the return of their children from the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the correspondence are various recommendations for the students as well as Richard Henry Pratt's philosophy in educating the Apache students and his views on interpreters.