Student information card of George Walker, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 6, 1879 and departed on April 24, 1883.
Walker, George
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student file of Julia Ashquab, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 1, 1896, and departed on November 16, 1896. The file contains student information cards, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating Ashquab was a housewife living in Rosebud, Michigan in 1911.
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April 1883
The first page had a letter from an unnamed student to his Uncle explaining that the world is round and moves at 1041 miles per hour. Harry Raven (Arapahoe) also discussed in a speech how the Government will not always care for the Indians and differences between whites and Native Americans. On page two Charles Kihega (Iowa) questioned if the…
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Portrait of Nancy Renville, Justine La Framboise, John Renville, Edward Upright, and George Walker posed on the bandstand on the school grounds. We are not certain of each person's identity, but the names have been placed in order, left to right, as we believe them to be pictured.
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Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
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Cumberland County Historical Society
November 7, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt that, at the request of Hampton Institute director General Samuel Armstrong, six Sisseton Sioux children and two Menominee boys from Green Bay, Wisconsin will be retained at Carlisle. Their addition increases the school's population to 158.
Note: The two Menominee…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 2, 1883
Request to send George Walker home. Walker had remained at the Carlisle Indian School after this term of enrollment was up at the behest of the Sisseton Indian agent to further learn the harness making trade prior to taking over the agency shop. Pratt recommends returning Walker to his home when the agent is visiting Carlisle.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 11, 1885 - February 18, 1885
Frank Ensminger writes the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding a civil dispute between him and Richard Henry Pratt over payment for training George Walker in harness making. Pratt claims that he was only to pay Ensminger if Walker was not a good worker and he never heard a complaint from him and so therefore refused to pay.
Pratt also…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration