Ruleau, Nicholas

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Nicholas Ruleau Student File
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Student file of Nicholas Ruleau, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on September 14, 1891. The file contains a student information card, former student response postcards, a returned student survey and a report after leaving. The returned student survey indicates that he was married while…

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National Archives and Records Administration
Nicholas Ruleau Student Information Card
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Student information card of Nicholas Ruleau, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the on November 30, 1882 and departed on September 14, 1891. The file indicates Ruleau was living in Martin, South Dakota in 1913.

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National Archives and Records Administration
Nicholas Ruleau, c.1884

Studio portrait of Nicholas Ruleau.

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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Nicholas Ruleau, Preston Three Bears, Felix Iron Eagle Feather, and an unidentified young man, 1887

Studio portrait of Nicholas Ruleau (back row at right), Preston Three Bears (back row at left), Felix Iron Eagle Feather, and an unidentified young man. 

Note: Previous cataloging identifies the name of the unidentified student as Alex and gives a date of January 1887. 

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Glass Plate Negative
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Three young men posed for playing baseball, c.1887

Studio portrait of three young men posed for playing baseball--one with ball in the position of the pitcher, one with a bat, the third with catacher's mask, in catcher's position. 

Note: Based on previous interpretation of the handwritten caption, these students are probably Nicholas Ruleau, Raymond Stewart, and Morris Walker (…

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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Preston Three Bears and Nicholas Ruleau, 1887

Studio portrait of Preston Three Bears (at left) and Nicholas Ruleau (at right).

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption includes the date May 1887.

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Glass Plate Negative
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
George Means, Nicholas Ruleau, and Eugene Means [?], c.1888

Studio portrait of George Means (seated at left), Nicholas Ruleau (standing at rear), and Eugene Means [?] (seated at right). 

Note: There is no record for a student named Eugene Means. This name in the handwritten caption is very hard to read. 

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Glass Plate Negative
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Nicholas Ruleau, c.1889

Studio portrait of Nicholas Ruleau.

Format:
Glass Plate Negative
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
List of Students to be Returned to their Homes for May 1887
May 26, 1887

Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of 80 students to return to their homes due to expiration of their terms and sickness. Pratt also details the travel arrangements for travel to the various agencies and locations. He also notes that 68 pupils whose terms have expired have elected to remain at the school.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Nicholas Ruleau Requests to Return Home
May 12, 1890

Nicholas Ruleau requests permission to return home from the Office of Indian Affairs due to deaths in his family. Ruleau notes that he has been at the school for seven years and is currently on outing.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Response to Request of Nicholas Ruleau to be Returned Home
May 17, 1890

Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Nicholas Ruleau to be returned home. Standing notes that Ruleau has generally been working on outings during the summer and attending public schools during the winter. He further states that Ruleau entered into a contract with Samuel Reed for one year…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Position as Master of Transportation at Pine Ridge
October 20-29, 1891

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from George Means requesting a position as a Master of Transportation at the Pine Ridge Agency. Pratt in his letter states that while he does not want to interfere with the agent's selection that Means has the ability and integrity for the place.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Agency Update on Former Students Living at the Pine Ridge Agency
December 26, 1891 - January 4, 1892

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a copy of a letter from George LeRoy Brown, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency, to the Office of Indian Affairs. In Brown's letter he provides an update and a character assessment on former Carlisle Indian School students he has met.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration