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Further Reading
Fear-Segal, J., & Rose, S. (Eds.). (2016). Carlisle Indian Industrial School: Indigenous Histories, Memories, and Reclamations. LINCOLN; LONDON: University of Nebraska Press. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1dwssxz Brunhouse, R. (1939). THE FOUNDING OF THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL. Pennsylvania History: A Journal of … Continue reading
Critical Commentary
Minnie’s letter to her mother demonstrates the multiple ways in which she resisted the goals of the Carlisle Indian school. According to Seagal and Rose (2016), one of the ways in which the school founder, Richard Pratt, sought to assimilate … Continue reading
Historical and Cultural Context
Minnie Tsait-Kopeta was a member of the Kiowa tribe of Oklahoma. It is important to consider Minnie’s tribal culture as it may have informed her letter and the sentiments that she delineates within it. Firstly, belonging to the Kiowa tribe … Continue reading
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Tagged Agency, Carlisle Indian School, Cultural expression, Education
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Historical and Cultural Context
The Sanpoil is a tribe of Native Americans located in Washington state. Their name derives from the Okanagan dialect, and means “gray as far as one can see”. They, along with the Nespelem tribe, as well as other additional tribes, … Continue reading
Biography
Delos Lone Wolf, a member of the Kiowa Nation, is estimated to have been born in 1868. It appears that he is related to a well known Chieftain named Lone Wolf. He came to the Carlisle Indian School on July 4, 1892 … Continue reading
Posted in Delos Lone Wolf, The Conflicted
Tagged Farming, Hazel Lone Wolf, Ida Wansey, Oklahoma, Survey, Tribal Way, US Indian Census
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Delos Lone Wolf (Kiowa)
Biography | Historical and Culture Context | Critical Commentary | Further Reading Delos Lone Wolf’s Graduation Speech An oral account of Delos Lone Wolf’s graduation speech can be found in the March 1896 publication of The Red Man. The entire issue commemorates … Continue reading
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Tagged 1896, The Red Man
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Biography
Louis Runnels was a student of the Carlisle Indian school from 1902 to 1911. Runnels was a member of the Sanpoil tribe, which is located currently on the Colville Reservation in Washington State. While not much is known about his … Continue reading
Historical and Cultural Context
Sadie M. Ingalls was a member of the Sac (Sauk) and Fox Tribe in Oklahoma. There are three recognized Sac and Fox groups in the US: The tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, the nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska, … Continue reading
Posted in Sadie M. Ingalls, The Conflicted
Tagged animals, crows, Indian Boarding School, Legend, Tribe, Trickster
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Further Reading
Capasso, Roberta. Sky Woman Lives in Me. Lulu Publishing Services, 2016. Cress, Joseph. Indian School had a Big Brother in Man-on-the-Bandstand. The Sentinel Newspaper, 2017, http://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/carlisle/indian-school-had-a-big-brother-in-man-on-the/article_6b02f72f-4b9e-5c64-a886-747c90d81335.html. Accessed 14 May 2017. Gerencser, Jim, Rose, Susan, Triller Doran, Malinda. Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center. Carlisle Indian School … Continue reading
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Agnes Waite. Rep. Ancestry, 2017. Web. 07 May 2017. Agnes Waite in the 1910 United States Federal Census. Rep. Ancestry, 2017. Web. 07 May 2017. Agnes Waite Student File. Digital image. Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center. Andrew W. Mellon … Continue reading
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