Cemetery information and mortuary documents related to Frederick Skahsejah (Skah-se-jah), a member of the Apache Nation.
Skahsejah, Frederick
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Student information card of Frederik Skahsejah, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on November 4, 1886 and died on June 3, 1887. Skahsejah was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
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National Archives and Records Administration
Studio portrait of Wood Nashozey and three unidentified male Apache students (all wearing school uniforms). The small boy in the center may be Ambrose Chachu.
Note: A researcher has identified Wood Nashozey as sitting at left, standing is Clement Seanilzay, sitting at right is Frederick Skahsejah.
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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
November 1-9, 1886
These materials include a cover letter and Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 37 Chiricahua Apache prisoners-of-war transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, where a larger group of Geronimo's band remained imprisoned. The 37 individuals transferred to Carlisle represented a portion of all…
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration