Descriptive Statements of Children Sent to Schools Off the Reservation, September 23, 1879–August 16, 1887

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Descriptive Statements of Children Sent to Schools Off the Reservation, September 23, 1879–August 16, 1887

1879-1887

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This series consists of descriptive statements of children sent to schools off the reservation, submitted on forms. Each entry provides the name; age; sex; tribe; band; and father's name and tribal status ("chief" or "brave") of a student. In addition, information on whether the child's parents were living or dead is noted, and two 1887 statements include some information on the child's health. There are also comments regarding some of the children. The students were sent to Carlisle Indian School (1879 and 1887), Genoa Indian Industrial School (1887). Santee Normal Training School (1887), and White's Indiana Manual Labor Institute (1887).

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National Archives at Kansas City

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National Archives at Kansas City

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Carlisle Indian Industrial School (Carlisle, Pa.)

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The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was the brainchild of a young lieutenant of the 10th United States (U.S.) Cavalry, Richard Henry Pratt. Lieutenant Pratt had great sympathy for the misery of the Indian, even while he was engaged in subduing the hostile tribes of the West. He became convinced that the solution to the Indian uprisings lay in the education of the Indian rather than in further bloodshed. No public schools allowed Indian students, but Pratt, with the help of influential sympathi...