Student file of Nikefer Shoushick, a member of the Aleut Nation, who entered the school on July 11, 1901 and departed on June 30, 1904. The file contains student information cards, correspondence, a newspaper clipping, a returned student survey, an application for enrollment, a report after leaving, and a trade/position card. The file indicates…
Shoushick, Nikefer
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student information card of Nikefer Shoushick, a member of the Aleut Nation, who entered the school on July 11, 1901 and departed on June 30, 1904. The file indicates Shoushick was at the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas in 1913.
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National Archives and Records Administration
Previous cataloging identified the students as being from Alaska and provides a date of 1901 for the image. It also identifies the white man as an Indian agent.
Based on this, this group would be the one that arrived July 11, 1901 from Woody Island, Alaska. The issue of the school newspaper also mentions that a Mr. C. E. Bunnell…
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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Portrait of student Nikefer Shoushick.
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Glass Plate Negative
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Nikefer Shoushick.
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Nikefer Shoushick.
Inscription on back reads, "to Viola Cooper, Nikifer Shouchuk. Remember your friend, I alway remember you, Sept. 10, 1905."
Shoushick attended the school from 1901 until 1904. This photo must have been given to Cooper after his departure.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical…
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of student Nikefer Shoushick with Dan Stauffer, both dressed in elaborate Indian costumes.
Note: This is a scan of a photograph in the possession of Robert Weigle, Sr. of Carlisle. The following was written on the back of the photo.
"Dan Stauffer, Fanny Keesecker's brother and Kieffer Shushuck an Indian…
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
March 24 - April 29, 1904
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Nikefer Shoushick (here spelled Nekifer Shouchuk), Charles Lamar, Mary A. Yarnall), employees who have left the school (Alexander J. Pope, James R. Wheelock, and Edith S. Prince), and those who have changed positions (Goliath Bigjim). The reports include the position title, salary,…
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 10, 1904
William A. Mercer corrects the name of Nikefer Shoushick (here spelled Nekifer Shouchuk) and Ed. A. Lau on the Office of Indian Affairs approval of changes in school employees at the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 28, 1905 - March 3, 1905
Nikifer Shoushick (here spelled Nekifer Shouchuk) submits his resignation as an assistant cook at the Carlisle Indian School. J. R. Wise forwards the resignation and notes that he has no recommendation for a replacement.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 23 - March 7, 1905
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Nikefer Shoushick, spelled here Nekifer Shouchuk, and Ed. A. Lau) and those who have changed positions (C. M. Stauffer). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure. Shouchuk and Lau's resignation letters are attached…
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 31, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to enroll Nikefer Shoushick (spelled here Nekifer Shouchuk) at the Carlisle Indian School in order for him to learn the baker's trade.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 9, 1906
Charles M. Sorrell submits his resignation as assistant cook at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs and informs the Office that he plans on nominating Nikefer Shoushick (here spelled Nekifer Shouchuk).
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 13, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Sarah E. Harry and Nikefer Shoushick, spelled here Nekifer Shouchuk) and those who have left the school (Charles Sorrell). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
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Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 15-25, 1907
Major William A. Mercer explains to Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee that Cook Lizzie James has been so sick that she has taken 30 days of paid annual leave and 30 days of paid sick leave and is now requesting 30 days of unpaid sick leave. Assistant cook Nikefer Shoushick (here Nekifer Shouchuck) has taken her place, and Mercer…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 13-17, 1907
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent W. A. Mercer requests to lower the salary of baker Nikefer Shoushick (here Nekifer Shouchuck) from $600 to $480 per year. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Frank Pierce grants Mercer authority to do so.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 24, 1914
This document lists payments made or owed by student athletes at Carlisle in 1907 and 1908.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit G.
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Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration