Packineau, Ruth

Student file of Jefferson Smith, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on June 7, 1898 and ultimately graduated in 1911, departing on June 21, 1911. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, applications for enrollment, medical/physical records,…

Student information card of Jefferson Smith, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on June 7, 1898, graduated in 1911, and departed on June 21, 1911. The file indicates Smith had studied printing, married Ruth Packineau, and was living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1913 and Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1913.

Note: Although…

Progress card of Ruth Packineau, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1911.

Note: Although this card lists Ruth as Oneida, other documentation shows that she was in fact a member of the Gros Ventre Nation.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of October 30, the admissions ledger and her…

Student file of Ruth Packineau, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1911 and departed on June 4, 1914. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, outing evaluations, and a progress/conduct card. 

In school documentation Ruth Packineau's name…

Student information card of Ruth Packineau, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1911 and departed on June 4, 1914.

Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually Hidatsa.