Little Plume

Student file of Martha Little Plume, a member of the Piegan Nation, who entered the school on October 23, 1917 and departed on September 10, 1918. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, a certificate of promotion, and correspondence. The file indicates that Little Plume was…

Student file of Mollie Little Plume, a member of the Blackfoot Nation, who entered the school on October 23, 1917 and departed on August 30, 1918. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, correspondence, and a certificate of promotion. The file indicates Little Plume had a severe…

Studio portrait of eight Piegan chiefs. 

The January 8, 1892 issue of the  Indian Helper (vol. 7 no. 17) reports that these chiefs had visited the school the previous week.

The Cumberland County Historical Society has six copies of this image. One of those copies identifies the chiefs as Running Crane, Little…

The printed note on the reverse side reads: PIEGAN CHIEFS (BLACKFOOT CONFEDERACY) VISITING CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL (ca. 1891).

Front Seated Left - Running Crane, Chief of Lone Eaters.
Front Seated Center - Little Dog, Chief of the Black Patched Moccasins Bands.
Seated Center Left - White Grass.
Right…