Standing Bear

Student file of Luther Standing Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on July 6, 1885. The file contains a student information card, former student response postcards, news clippings, correspondence, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating he was working as a clerk in…

Student information card of Luther Standing Bear (Ota Kte), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on July 6, 1885. The file indicates Standing Bear was living in Sioux City, Iowa in 1913.

Student file of Victoria Standing Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 22, 1886. The file contains a former student response postcard, a student information card, and a report after leaving indicating Bear was a housewife in LaCreek, South Dakota in 1910.

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Student information card of Victoria Standing Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 22, 1886. The file indicates Bear married Frank Conroy and was living Lacreek, South Dakota in 1913.

Note: This student was also known as Victoria S. Bear.

Student file of Willard Standing Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 13, 1887. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating that he was a rancher in Allen, South Dakota in 1910.

In school documentation Willard Standing Bear is also…

Student information card of Willard Standing Bear (Shot to Pieces), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 13, 1887.

Note: although Standing Bear's name Shot to Pieces is spelled here as Shot to Peices, that is probably a typo.

Student file of Henry Standing Bear (Kills Little), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 14, 1883, graduated in 1891, and departed on June 5, 1891. The file contains a returned student survey, a news clipping, a student information card, a report after leaving, and correspondence. The file indicates Standing Bear was…

Student information card of Henry Standing Bear, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 14, 1883, graduated in 1891, and departed on June 5, 1891. The file indicates Standing Bear was living in Porch, South Dakota in 1915.

Student information card of Jessie Whiteface, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1909 and departed on May 9, 1912. The file indicates Whiteface was married and living in Norris, South Dakota in 1914.

Studio portrait of Standing Bear, a Sioux chief, with his son, Luther Standing Bear.

Studio portrait of Standing Bear, a Sioux chief, with his son, Luther Standing Bear. 

Studio portrait of a visiting chief Standing Bear with eight male students and a young white boy. His son, Luther Standing Bear, is standing behind him on the right wearing a dark coat. 

Studio portrait of Standing Bear, a Sioux chief, with his son Luther Standing Bear, and Red Fish, another Sioux chief.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads:  1  Standing Bear,  2  Standing Bear’s Son Luther,  3  Red Fish. Sioux.

Studio portrait of visiting chiefs Standing Bear and Red Fish with three male students and two female students. The male students are probably Luther Standing Bear, Willard Standing Bear, and Henry Standing Bear. One of the female students is probably Victoria Standing Bear.  

Studio portrait of visiting chiefs Standing Bear and Red Fish with three male students and two female students. The male students are probably Luther Standing Bear, Willard Standing Bear, and Henry Standing Bear. One of the female students is probably Victoria Standing Bear.

Richard Henry Pratt provides an update on the enrollment status of William Snake and Fred Smith. Pratt notes that William Snake and White Rabbit are the same individual. He also writes that the money for the two students would be better served if invested in cattle or another area rather than sent to the students directly.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Isaiah Lightner, U.S. Indian Agent at the Santee Agency, regarding the enrollment of William Snake, White Rabbit, and White Mouse as members of the Ponca Nation by Standing Bear. As a result of the enrollment they are entitled to a payment being distributed by the Nation.

Pratt forwarded the…

Ponca Chief Standing Bear requests that his nephew William Snake be allowed to return home during his vacation from the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Standing Bear after his arrival at the Carlisle Indian School. In the letter Pratt notes that Standing Bear believes that the school should return the children for the summer but that many of the younger ones are likely to be back in the fall. He also notes that Standing Bear wishes for the government…

Richard Henry Pratt details the number of students he is able to accept from various Indian Agencies including the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Kiowa and Comanche, Pawnee and Ponca, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho. Pratt provides instructions as to the preferred age and gender composition of the students and notes that he has already arranged for…

Richard Henry Pratt discusses the desire of Standing Bear to have his daughter returned home from the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides the circumstances surrounding the request including Standing Bear's long support of the school. However, he notes that the student does not desire to go home and he believes the office should commend…

Two Strike requests to visit Washington D. C. with four other chiefs from the Sioux Agencies along with an interpreter. In addition to visiting Washington D. C. they hope to visit their children at Carlisle.

John Oberly writes that if given permission to visit Washington the group should be allowed to visit Carlisle. However, the…