Student information card of Rufus (Strikes the Enemy), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on February 20, 1882.
Strikes the Enemy


Group portrait of one female and three male students in front of a building on the school grounds. Annotations on the image state they were relatives of Black Crow. Based on that information they are probably Emma (Plenty Aunt), Rufus (Strikes the Enemy), Theron Two Strike, and Arthur Two Strike.
![Five male Sioux students [version 1], 1880 Five male Sioux students [version 1], 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/NAA_73380.jpg?itok=TLv2O9TD)
Studio portrait of Bernard (Hawk Charging Daylight) (standing at left), Horace (Horse) (standing at right), Reuben Quick Bear (Kills the Enemy) (seated at left), John Renville (seated at center), and Rufus (Strikes the Enemy) (seated at right). All are wearing school uniforms.
![Five male Sioux students [version 2], 1880 Five male Sioux students [version 2], 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_021a.jpg?itok=oCC68i-p)
Studio portrait of Bernard (Hawk Charging Daylight) (standing at left), Horace (Horse) (standing at right), Reuben Quick Bear (Kills the Enemy) (seated at left), John Renville (seated in center), and Rufus (Strikes the Enemy (seated at right). All are wearing school uniforms.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society dates this…