Student file of Mabel Navadokieh, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on April 30, 1887 and departed on June 30, 1903. The file contains student information cards indicating that Navadokieh went on six outings to various locations in Pennsylvania during her time at Carlisle.
In school documentation Mabel Navadokieh's…
Student information card of Mabel Navadokieh, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on April 30, 1887 and departed on June 30, 1903.
Studio portrait of Dexter Loco (standing), Mabel Kelcusay (sitting at left), and Rachel Checote (sitting at right).
Note: Previous cataloging interprets the handwritten caption as reading: "Dexter Loco, Mabel and Rachel." Based on this information, we believe the two women to be Mabel Kelcusay (who arrived on the same day as Dexter Loco…
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.