Cemetery information and mortuary documents related to Kate Dionta, a member of the Apache Nation.
Dionta, Kate
Student information card of Kate Dionta, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on April 22, 1888. Dionta died on May 27, 1889 while attending the school and was buried in the cemetery on the grounds.
Student information card of Kate (here Katie) Dionta, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on April 22, 1888 and died on May 27 1889. Dionta was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
In school documentation Kate Dionta's name is also spelled Katie Dionta and Katie Dinta.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding enrolling Katie, a member of the Apache Nation, who is a prisoner of the U.S. Government.
Acting Secretary of War, Brigadier General S. V. Benet informs the Department of the Interior that he has issued orders to the commanding officer in charge of Fort Barrancas to transfer custody of Katie to Richard Henry Pratt in order for her to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.