Deon, Samuel C.

Student file of Samuel C. Deon, a member of the Sioux nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and ultimately departed on May 9, 1896. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and re-entered. The file contains student information cards, a returned student survey, a former student response postcard, and a report…

Student information card of Samuel C. Deon (here Samuel Deon), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on May 9, 1896. The file indicates Dion was living in Pine Ridge, South Dakota in 1913 and 1915.

Student information card of Wilbert Deon, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on May 1, 1906 and departed on June 21, 1911. The file indicates Deon was at the Indian School in Rapid City, South Dakota in 1914.

Studio portrait of Samuel Dion. 

Previous cataloging from the National Anthropological Archives identified a date of July 11, 1888 in the handwritten caption.

Note: In other school documentation Samuel Dion is known as Samuel C. Deon.

Studio portrait of Samuel Dion.

Previous cataloging from the National Anthropological Archives for their version of this image identified a date of July 11, 1888 in the handwritten caption.

Note: In other school documentation Samuel Dion is known as Samuel C. Deon.

Studio portrait of twelve male students. The caption identifies them as being from the Pine Ridge Reservation. The caption for the Cumberland County Historicial Society's copy says they are "Pine Ridge Sioux" and identifies them as: 

Front row, seated: Thomas Black Bear, Alexander Man Above, Charles Smith, Andrew Beard, Herbert Good…

Studio portrait of twelve male students. The caption says they are "Pine Ridge Sioux" and identifies them as: 

Front row, seated: Thomas Black Bear, Alexander Man Above, Charles Smith, Andrew Beard, Herbert Good Boy, Robert Horse, and Phillip White.

Back row, standing: Samuel C. Deon, James One Star, Howard Slow Bull, Charles…

Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of 80 students to return to their homes due to expiration of their terms and sickness. Pratt also details the travel arrangements for travel to the various agencies and locations. He also notes that 68 pupils whose terms have expired have elected to remain at the school.

Alfred John Standing provides to W. N. Hailmann an assessment of the suitability of some former students for open positions in the Indian Service.

Alfred John Standing provides a recommendation for Samuel C. Deon (spelled Samuel Dion here) and Thomas Black Bear to W. N. Hailmann for employment in the Indian Service.