Student information card of Benton La Vatta, a member of the Shoshone Nation, who entered the school on June 8, 1906 and departed on June 21, 1911.
Student information card of Benton La Vatta, a member of the Shoshone Nation, who entered the school on June 8, 1906 and departed on June 21, 1911.
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Nettie LaVatta to have her four children-Emma, Elizabeth, George, and Benton-remain at the Carlisle Indian School for the full term of their enrollments. LaVatta later requested having her son George accompany her West to the Fort Hall Reservation. Further information regarding theā¦