Carlisle Indian School Connections

Dovie Thomason presents "The Spirit Survives" Nov. 7, 2011

2011-10-30T10:34:00.000-04:00

Dovie Thomason will be featured giving her story "The Spirit Survives" free to the public and Messiah College, Grantham PA, Monday November 7. Please join us for an evening of story and information about the Carlisle Indian Industrial School (1879-1918) the first U.S. government-run, off-reservation boarding school for native American Indian children and young adults.

THE LOST ONES

2011-10-30T10:27:00.000-04:00

The journey of two Lipan Apache children sent to the Carlisle Indian School, and their journey home.

Carlisle Farmhouse Open House June 5, 2011

2011-05-27T08:26:00.000-04:00

Carolyn and Derek Tolman will graciously open their home on the Carlisle Barracks garrison to visitors interested in touring this historic house. The house is slated to be torn down July 2012. See where many Carlisle students lived or visited before the school's closure in 1918. If you are planning to visit, be sure to bring photo id in order to pass through security. Barb

www.american-tribes.com

2011-02-07T17:14:00.001-05:00

Interesting message boards at this site.

Lost Sparrow at the American Indian Film Festival

2011-01-25T17:20:00.000-05:00

Lost Sparrow at the American Indian Film Festival Hello everyone, I'd like to pass along some info about this documentary, "Lost Sparrow". I recently watched it after obtaining a personal copy via the website; lostsparrowmovie.com. You can also view a trailer of the film there. The film is an incredible story of 2 Crow children who were adopted into a white family in the '70s and their tragic

Networking with other descendants

2010-12-13T20:12:00.000-05:00

This message is buried in the blog but needs to be at the forefront: "The Carlisle Indian School was an experiment to effect massive cultural change. My grandmother was a Carlisle student. I am trying to locate other descendants of Carlisle students in an effort to study to generational effects of the Carlisle experiment. If you are 2nd, 3rd,4th, etc., descendant of a Carlisle student, I would

Parker Farm to be Demolished in 2011

2010-11-20T15:23:00.001-05:00

Found two years of Carlisle Indian School newspapers - The CARLISLE ARROW volumes IX and X, September 6, 1912 - May 29, 1914 on Google Books. Was looking for information about the Parker Farm which is slated to be torn down by the Carlisle Barracks in Spring or early summer of 2011. It's a shame that such an important historic landmark can't be preserved. This comes from the 1912 Carlisle Indian

MY HEART IS ON THE GROUND: Book to avoid.

2010-11-19T08:34:00.000-05:00

Once again I find the link to the book review of MY HEART IS ON THE GROUND has been re-sited at Oyate's link. For all the thousands of links to this book review that frustrate readers with dead ends, I urge web masters to please be more considerate. I can't count how many times I've revised this link. Bummer.

"Native American Son" coming to CCHS bookstore October 19, 2010

2010-08-16T19:49:00.005-04:00

Kate Buford's long-awaited biography of Jim Thorpe is about to be published and available for purchase. The History on High museum and bookshop at 33 W. High Street will have plenty of books on hand, available October 19th. Cost is $35.00. Members, use your 10% discount! Store hours:Tuesdays - Fridays, 10AM - 6PMSaturdays, 10AM - 5PM.Or, call the shop at (717) 249-7610 to have your book mailed to

Getting Over It.

2010-06-06T15:36:00.004-04:00

Nice review of some exquisite storytelling. Go look.

ARRIVAL

2010-03-29T22:59:00.000-04:00

"THE INDIANS About twelve o'clock on Sunday night Captain Pratt arrived at the Junction with eighty-six Sioux Indian children, whom he had just selected from the Rosebud and Pine Sage agency, varying in age from ten to seventeen. Their dress was curious, made of different cheap material, and representing all the shades and colors. Cheap jewelry was worn by the girls. Their moccasins are

Salamanca school trip to Carlise March 2010

2010-03-21T16:30:00.001-04:00

On March 11th and 12th 39 people traveled together on a history exploration trip to Carlisle PA. While there we heard lectures, saw a slide show, explored a museum and toured the grounds of the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School. We spent the night at The Iron Masters’ Mansion Hostel in Pine Grove State Park. The trip was funded through SBU’s Center for Community Based Learning and the

Major Ice Storm in South Dakota Leaves CRST without electricity

2010-01-28T08:43:00.001-05:00

Please help out our friend, Carolyn Rittenhouse's family!Thanks,Barb

Museum of Natural History Exhibit on Plains Indian Ledger Art

2010-01-21T08:41:00.001-05:00

Exhibit in Smithsonian's Albert H. Small Gallery open through February 5th.

Bright Circle

2010-01-11T22:10:00.001-05:00

Shawn and Russ' masterpiece!And Brent scored the film. Entered in American Indian Film Festival in San Fransisco and the Louisville Film Festival last Fall. Keep a goin', guys!

BAD NEWS FOR HISTORY ADVOCATES IN PA

2009-11-29T19:28:00.005-05:00

Editorial: From a friend who cares."FYI. A comment on the suggestion from both the Gov and the Commonwealth Foundation (see news article).The non-profits that advocate for history in Pa (and elsewhere) who will now have to "do more" have traditionally run their operations on grants that came from (you guessed it) PHMC. So much for that line of horseshit.The people who work and used to work at

Jim Thorpe Film Premieres in New York November 19

2009-11-04T07:05:00.000-05:00

Jim Thorpe Film Premieres in New York November 19Detailed Biography of Native American Sports LegendThe full length version of “Jim Thorpe, The World’s Greatest Athlete” will premiere in New York on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York, the George Gustav Heye Center. Presented by the museum’s renowned Film + Video Center, the

BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE features the art of the late Hopi artist, Michael Kabotie

2009-10-29T00:02:00.006-04:00

Sad to hear that Michael Kabotie passed away a few days ago. He was featured in the stunning Allan Holzman film, Beautiful Resistance, the award winning documentary of contemporary native artists bringing the boarding school histories to light.His work leaves a strong legacy of Hopi tradition. Thankyou Matt, for sharing this news.Barbara

Marlene Carvell's book is getting attention

2009-10-24T22:35:00.002-04:00

Lovely to see "Sweetgrass Basket" getting much-deserved attention for its complex and poignant portrayal of two sisters' experience at boarding schools. Go look: http://slayground.livejournal.com/549402.html There's plenty of hype and self-promotion (not to swipe at the self-proclaimed experts out there - do we really need more athletic star gazing? Bruchac has done great work but the others

"OSAGE INDIANS HERE"

2009-10-05T14:46:00.003-04:00

"A party of Osage Indians from the Indian Territory arrived here Tuesday evenng from Washington. Eleven persons composed the delegation, consisting of Striking Axe, Alvin Wood. Ne-kah-ke-pah-nah, Tall Chief, Ne-kah-ko-lab, Saucy Chief, James Bigheart; Paul Aiden, interpreter; E.M.Matthews, clerk; R.E. Bird, agent and guide. They have children here whom they stopped to visit on their way home.

Carlisle Herald, 1881 Reports on the composition of the Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle PA

2009-10-02T10:56:00.001-04:00

"The Indian School. The composition of the school down to Oct. 5th, 1880, is set forth in the report of Capt. R.H. Pratt to the Commissioner of Indian affairs, as follows: The school opened Nov. 1st, 1879 with 147 students, of whom 60 boys and 24 girls were drawn from the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Agencies in Dakota; 38 boys and 14 girls from the Cheyenne, Kiowa, Pawnee and other tribes in

How to Spot a Phony Book Reviewer

2009-09-25T22:35:00.001-04:00

How to Spot a Phony Book Reviewer?Are you looking to have your book reviewed but are not sure about the authenticity of the reviewer? There's a simple test. If you have to PAY for the review, it's phony.Next question....

Memorializing the "Lost Ones" becomes a film.

2009-09-22T20:50:00.002-04:00

Memorializing the "Lost Ones" becomes a film. The premiere screening is scheduled for Thursday, Sept 24 at 4:30 at Dickinson College. Discover a new story, one that can finally be told - since the children who were lost to the Lipan Apache people seven generations ago were put to rest three months ago.

Jim Thorpe, Greatest Athlete

2009-07-27T06:24:00.002-04:00

Jim Thorpe: still the greatest athlete. The Harvard Courant features Thorpe in comparison to Babe Ruth in a nostalgic look back at both careers. And Thorpe still comes in first.

Famous Baseball player to be honored with statue.

2009-07-13T06:54:00.004-04:00

At last, Charles Albert Bender will take the mound in the pantheon of our baseball heroes.A monument has been commissioned to honor the former Carlisle Indian School student to be erected in the new baseball field being developed for the Minnesota Twins. Full Story here.

Pawnee Indian School

2009-06-15T19:04:00.002-04:00

The Pawnee Indian Boarding School, founded November 1878, predates the Carlisle Indian School. Find out about the reunion.

WOUNDED KNEE 1, TWO MONTHS LATER

2009-06-07T12:29:00.003-04:00

THE INDIAN HELPER~%^%~A WEEKLY LETTERFROM THECarlisle Indian Industrial School To Boys and Girls.======================================= VOL. VI. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1891 NUMBER 23=======================================THE INDIANS IN WASHINGTON.------ From the reports of what the Indians said at the big council held last Saturday, we take the following brief extracts as of special interest

Lipan Apache Fundraising Raffle

2009-05-23T11:33:00.005-04:00

"Thunder Being”Painting © Copyrighted by Timoteo Ikoshy MontoyaIf you're in Carlisle area and want a ticket(s), email me before Monday.Barb

Lipan Apache's Protest Building Border Wall

2009-05-10T21:26:00.003-04:00

The Lipan Apache's have brought awareness about issues surrounding construction of a border wall. See the blog article. Members of the nation will be in Carlisle this coming weekend to visit the "Lost Ones."

Juan Ruiz

2009-04-27T08:03:00.001-04:00

This is the only ref I found for Juan Ruiz in the newspaper files in the July 29, 1904 RED MAN AND HELPER

Kaya Explains Dot Com-ming to Gramma

2009-04-24T17:57:00.002-04:00

WE SHALL REMAIN - PBS Series

2009-04-13T20:58:00.001-04:00

So, is everybody watching?

Commencement Exercises

2009-04-03T22:21:00.003-04:00

I'm working on a new topic - graduation pages. I keep seeing references to 'so and so' the Carlisle graduate - but when I check it out - the referenced student isn't really a graduate. Not many students graduated - only 758, out of 10,700+ In reality, after completing their period of enrollment, most students came away with industrial certificates, not diplomas. It might be interesting for

Abenaki Language Lessons / Radio

2009-03-29T18:14:00.003-04:00

Thanks, Joe Bruchac, for sending me this amazing site designed to introduce and teach Abenaki language. What does this have to do with Carlisle, you ask? Everything - because Carlisle's philosophy was to eradicate language and that includes Abenaki language. There were almost 50 Abenaki and Penobscot students enrolled at Carlisle during its history, and those children/young folks would have been

FINALLY - Marlene Carvel's "SWEETGRASS BASKET"

2009-03-26T00:07:00.002-04:00

I finally updated the bib on my pages although much is missing. An important addition, though, is Marlene Carvel's "Sweetgrass Basket." There's a lot of mediocre stuff out there. This is not an example. It's an exceptional story of two Mohawk girls sent to the Carlisle school. Fiction, authentic.

THE INDIAN HELPER, weekly newspaper of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School

2009-03-01T19:44:00.002-05:00

THE INDIAN HELPER ~%^%~ A WEEKLY LETTER FROM THE Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa.================================================ VOL. VII. FRIDAY, January 15, 1892 NUMBER 18================================================ TO AN INDIAN GIRL. ------ Lines inscribed to an Indian Girl. One of the Oneida Tribe and a Late Scholar of the

People Speaking

2009-02-18T22:23:00.005-05:00

There are a million diversions from the path Genevieve Bell and I originally set out to explore when we compiled the lists of names for Carlisle Indian School students in the early 1990's. It has always been our intention to get the names to the nations, and that's the main purpose of the Carlisle Indian School web pages. We have gotten distracted along the way - 'Vieve with her international

June 2009: NATIONAL FORGIVENESS MONTH

2009-02-10T09:07:00.004-05:00

FROM "INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY" -Presidential support sought for boarding school apologyThank you Jackie Fear-Segal for sending me this link.If/when this group comes through Carlisle, we can offer support.This is a very good thing. Barbara

INDIAN HELPER, VII:17 JANUARY 8, 1892

2009-02-04T08:37:00.006-05:00

THE INDIAN HELPER ~%^%~ A WEEKLY LETTER FROM THE Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa. =============================================== VOL. VII. FRIDAY, January 8, 1892 NUMBER 17================================================ THE blustering wind cannot chill The lake, though he ruffles its face, But the frost, with its presence so still,

AN OPEN LETTER TO KATIE

2009-02-03T21:49:00.004-05:00

Thank you, Katie (a courageous 7th grader from Minnesota) who is looking for research help for her history day project. What follows is our correspondence from February 2009.Ms. Landis,Hello, My name is Katie. For my seventh grade history day project I am doing Richard Henry Pratt and the Carlisle School. I have been researching this topic a lot and your name comes up many times. I watched a

MOSES FRIEDMAN'S DRAFT CARD

2009-01-23T18:11:00.003-05:00

MOSES FRIEDMAN and LONE STAR DIETZ - both checked "Indian" on their draft registrations....M.Bentley@uea.ac.uk wrote:I found this on the ancestry.com website. It's Moses Friedman draft card for the First World War dated 1917. For some reason, he ticks his race as White and Indian! It also looks like he has purposefully written Carlisle as his address before crossing it out. A desire to be

1913 SENATE INVESTIGATION OF THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL

2009-01-14T19:02:00.002-05:00

Senate Investigation - in searchable formatThank you, Matthew Bentley!This generous PhD student from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK graciously put me on to this fabulous link. This is the Senate investigation from 1913/1914 in its entirety in searchable format. This is a major reason why the Carlisle Indian School closed down in 1918. No amount of sanitizing what happened at

2009-01-06T23:10:00.002-05:00

AMERICAN INDIAN SOCIETY INAUGURAL BALL EVENTSMembers of the AIS Inaugural Ball Committee are gearing up for the Inaugural Pow Wow and Inaugural Ball after more than a year of preparations. There are numerous opportunities for your involvement - as spectator, contributor, dancer, food prep worker, contributor and much more. For more information, check out the information sheets on the web, at the

"FIRE LIGHT"

2009-01-06T22:58:00.007-05:00

"FIRE LIGHT"Linda Waggoner's lovely new biography of Angel De Cora has been out for months and I'm negligent for not giving more press to this long-awaited publication. With the craziness of new grandtwins and holiday events, I admit to only having skimmed through the book, but promise to tell more. In the meantime - check it out - "Fire Light" - don't wait for my input. Angel De Cora was the

2008-11-04T08:07:00.003-05:00

STORYTELLER TO PERFORM AT MESSIAH COLLEGE, GRANTHAM PA NOVEMBER 19TH.Dovie Thomason, internationally recognized Native-American storyteller will present aspects of the many-faceted Carlisle Indian School experience in her presentation at Messiah College November 19th. Her story is intensely driven by her personal awareness and impeccably woven with historic analysis as the listener is introduced

2008-11-02T09:05:00.004-05:00

On New York City's Marathon Day, a look back at a 1911 Race...From the New York Times, reminiscing on the winner of a 1911 race - Lewis Tewanima, the great Hopi runner. Tewanima was a student enrolled in the Carlisle Indian School. He, along with famous athlete, Jim Thorpe, went on to medal in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

Carson Long alumni visit Carlisle Indian School grounds for tour and program.

2008-10-19T10:54:00.005-04:00

Carson Long alumni visit Carlisle Indian School grounds for tour and program.It was my great pleasure to visit with a small group of graduates of the Carson Long Academy last week. Almost all of the alumni were from the greater New York City area, and one Kansan who traveled from Topeka to reunite with his former classmates. Carson Long is the oldest military boarding school in the country -

CHARLES ALBERT BENDER BOWLING

2008-06-16T10:31:00.006-04:00

DIAMOND STARS SHINE ON ALLEYS [photo]"Chief Bender, former pitching star of the Athletics, has organized a bowling team in Philadelphia, composed entirely of ball players, and they're knocking all opposition cold. Photo shows from left to right; Bender, Jimmie Dykes, Wallie Schang, Bing Miller and Joe Bush."The Evening Sentinel, Saturday January 28, 1928.

New documentary misses the mark.

2008-06-16T07:26:00.003-04:00

Who is narrating? It's disconcerting to be listening to a voice that's familiar but the audience isn't sure whose voice it is. It distracts from the message. The narrator needs to be identified up front, to avoid that distraction. We only find out in the credit that we DO know that voice.The same is true for unidentified speakers. Perhaps it's not necessary to show their tag line in every frame,

Is the US ready to follow Canada's lead?

2008-06-13T17:16:00.003-04:00

Listening to NPR, I've just heard Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) advocate that the United States follow Canada and Australia's lead and apologize to it's aboriginal communities for the atrocities committed against them. Canada's apology by the prime minister yesterday specifically mentions the residential boarding school atrocities. The United States could follow suit. In fact, considering the

Our Trip to Pawhuska

2008-05-12T22:45:00.006-04:00

We've been back in Carlisle a month now, since our trip to Osage County. That's more than enough time to begin to reflect on our visit, and share some thoughts. We flew in to Tulsa Wednesday, April 30th and drove to Pawhuska in a rental car. The trip through Osage lands was beautiful in every way - as compelling as any of Carter Revard's poetry or J.J. Mathews' prose. The countryside was lush

My Dad Speaks Out Against the War

2008-05-12T22:22:00.003-04:00

My dad is a retired US Army Colonel with strong views about the War in Iraq. Go look.http://kriete.blogspot.com/2008/05/what-is-mission-in-iraq.html

Dovie Thomason on Storytelling.

2007-10-24T08:48:00.000-04:00

Dovie Thomason on Storytelling.http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1266094683Dovie Thomason has developed and includes in her repertoire of stories, a story about the Carlisle Indian School.

Postcard showing girls from Carlisle Indian School

2007-07-29T10:10:00.000-04:00

ON HALLOWED GROUND

2007-07-21T10:53:00.001-04:00

John Peterson has written an interesting piece on drop kicking football at the Kansas City Chief's web site, following up with an in-depth review of The Real All Americans. Here's the link to the review from which you can get to his drop kicking article by going to the "Part 1" article.ON HALLOWED GROUND, PART II.

Charlie Rose Interviews Sally Jenkins, author of THE REAL ALL AMERICANS

2007-07-11T22:58:00.000-04:00

Charlie Rose Interviews Sally Jenkins, author of THE REAL ALL AMERICANS

BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE: Hollywood Debacle

2007-06-14T08:46:00.000-04:00

Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 16:38:48 -0700From the desk of Hanay Geiogamah:THE END OF THE HOLLYWOOD TRAIL In the wake of HBO' s disappointing and history-deranging adaptation of Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, American Indian actors, writers, aspiring directors and producers arrive at the end of the trail for their decades-long struggle to gain a footing in Hollywood: our cause is lost in the

The Passing of Willard Lear Jones

2007-04-25T23:21:00.000-04:00

With heavy heart, I'm posting the notice of Willard Lear Jones' passing April 5th.I first met this remarkable man when he and his wife and daughter visited Carlisle seven years ago, in May 2000 during the Powwow 2000 weekend of events. Willard and Mary became the much-appreciated, calming presence that stayed with us throughout the three days of our commemorative events.Blessing the children of

Working Assets - best long distance service

2007-03-08T22:29:00.000-05:00

Annual Mid-Winter Festival / Powwow March 10, 2007

2007-02-19T12:32:00.000-05:00

Don't miss this annual event: Mid-winter Festival Powwow March 10, 2007 Dickinson College Kline Center Carlisle PA 17013 Head Lady Dancer-Shannon Petree, Hunkpapa Sioux, Standing Rock Reservation Head Man Dancer- Mike Maniscalco, Ihunktowan Sioux, University of South Dakota Emcee: Clayton Old Elk-

January 24, 1896 INDIAN HELPER

2007-02-10T10:46:00.000-05:00

The reward for ten subscriptions - a book of images of the Carlisle Indian School grounds and the six graduating classes.Also of interest in January 24, 1896 INDIAN HELPER: Mrs. Phebe A. Leland, who was reported seriously sick with pneumonia, last week has since died. - Doylestown Intelligencer. The Carlisle school loses a good friend in the death of this excellent woman. Mrs. Leland has

THIS WEEK'S INDIAN HELPER

2007-01-12T23:04:00.000-05:00

For those who receive weekly Indian school newspaper transcriptions,the photo at right appears in the center of the first page of the newspaper in the story, "Houses versus Tents." This week's HELPER (Jan 10, 1896 edition) mentions "Major" who is a mystery figure since Supt. Pratt, promoted from Lt.(1879) to Capt. (1880) is still referred to as "Capt. Pratt" in this issue. He is not the "Major."

Jan 3 1896 INDIAN HELPER IMAGES

2007-01-07T08:38:00.000-05:00

Aunt Kate's Meatballs

2006-12-18T22:31:00.000-05:00

Aunt Kate's MeatballsThis is a huge recipe, enough for twenty guests. Cut in half for a good family meal.Gravy:1 large #10 can crushed tomatoes.1 tsp sugarItalian Seasoning to tastebay leaf1/4 cup red wine2 lbs sweet Italian sausageFor the meatballs:4-5 slices white bread3/4 cup milk2 lbs ground beef, pork and veal mix2 cloves garlic, finely grated2 eggs3 tsp chopped parsley1/2 tsp salt1/4 tsp

Newspaper clipping depicts 1905 graduating class

2006-11-23T09:19:00.000-05:00

This newspaper clipping from the March 16, 1905 Pittsburgh Dispatch features the graduating class of the Carlisle Indian School. Noteworthy are the number of graduates from the so-called "Porto Rican" tribe. The clipping gives a graphic account of the effects of "civilization" on the subjects of the Carlisle experiment.

News of Returned Students to Pine Ridge Agency, Nov 1892

2006-11-21T10:36:00.000-05:00

From my most recent INDIAN HELPER transcription, pp 1-4 of the November 18, 1892 issue:(photo courtesy of Neokistomi)CAPT. PRATT INTERVIEWED AFTERHIS RETURN FROM PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S.D. ---------- "What opportunity did you have of seeing the Indians while you were at Pine Ridge?" asked the Man-on-the-band-stand of Capt. Pratt. "I was on the Pine Ridge Reservation for ten days and

Racial Slurs

2006-09-28T22:03:00.000-04:00

Senator George Allen's racist epithets over the years expose him as an unfit candidate for public office in his current bid for re-election as one of Virginia's US senators. The embattled politician faces a long, uphill climb and can probably forget about any aspirations of running for President in 2008. Adding to the swirl of bad press is tonight's interview with the wife of Allen's former rugby

Might Dietz have invented his "Indianness" in order to be able to play ball for Pop Warner?

2006-08-05T12:15:00.000-04:00

Here's the situation. The author is referring to the controversy surrounding the offensiveness of the Washington team name.The team got its name in 1933 from the late owner George Preston Marshall. He wanted to pay tribute to the Indian ancestry of his coach at the time, William "Lone Star" Dietz. But a revealing story published two weeks ago in the Baltimore Sun, which focuses on new research by

Excuses

2006-07-15T16:56:00.000-04:00

Ok my patient friends and acquaintances, I know I know - it's been so long since I sent out any HELPER's. The Man-on-the-band-stand would scold me proper for such neglect. It's all because of new babies and old promises and projects and messes and a million trillion excuses that I neglect you all. Maybe this week...There's just one thing I have to say. With certainty. Lone Star Dietz was an

February 10, 1893 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School Newspaper, page 1.

2006-02-26T09:02:00.000-05:00

February 10, 1893 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School Newspaper, page 1. THE INDIAN HELPER ~%^%~ A WEEKLY LETTER FROM THE Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa.=============================================== VOL. VIII. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1893, No. 21=============================================== WHEN GRANDMAMMA IS GONE. IN her old

February 10, 1893 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School Newspaper, p. 2.

2006-02-26T08:47:00.000-05:00

February 10, 1893 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School Newspaper, p. 2.(p. 2) The Indian Helper.===================== PRINTED EVERY FRIDAY, -AT THE- INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA. BY INDIAN BOYS. --> THE INDIAN HELPER is PRINTED by Indian boys, butEDITED by The-Man-on-the-band-stand, who is NOT an Indian. ============================== Price: - 10 cents a year. =====

February 10, 1893 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School Newspaper - page 3.

2006-02-26T07:47:00.000-05:00

February 10, 1893 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School Newspaper - page 3.(p. 3) Let's move! Let's hustle! Let's vibrate! Let's scintillate! If we would accomplish anything. Only one boy and five girls spoke Indian last week. Miss Caryl spent Sunday among friends in Washington. The Cutters were guests of Miss Anthony to tea on Wednesday evening. Little Harry says "I know how to

February 10, 1893 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School Newspaper, p. 4.

2006-02-26T00:21:00.000-05:00

February 10, 1893 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School Newspaper, p. 4.(Continued from First Page.)--------------------------------------------------- Upon his appearance the Indian said: "I found some money in the tobacco you gave me." "Why didn't you keep it?" asked the white man. "Because," said the Indian pointing to his breast, I have two men here. One man says, 'It is not mine, give

Touring the School Grounds

2006-02-23T23:37:00.000-05:00

Bundle up. The forecast for this week is showing highs in the low 30's and low's in the low teens. We're touring the old school grounds and it's cold out there. For the non-intrepids who prefer a virtual tour, start by downloading the map we put together for Powwow 2000. Thank you, Jackie Fear-Segal for designing and thank you Dickinson College for publishing this map.For those brave souls

Getting Ready for the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893

2005-11-05T10:04:00.000-05:00

Getting Ready for the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893"The social given by the Y.M.C.A. in the gymnasium last Thursday evening was a success in every particular. Edward Marsden, our Alaskan friend who is staying with us until after the Chicago trip, took a conspicuous part. Chauncey Yellow Robe welcomed the guests on the part of the association. The spacious hall was decorated with Japanese

The Outing System: Country life as opportunity

2005-11-05T09:42:00.000-05:00

The Outing System: Country life as opportunityWhen a young Indian man or woman steps up to you and addresses you in good English, having all the manners of a cultivated person, and you having known the same young man or woman but a few years ago when he or she came direct from camp, was dressed in Indian clothing, and could speak no English, you can't help feeling amazed at the wonderful

Wounded Knee / Buffalo Bill's Wild West Shows

2005-07-24T22:59:00.000-04:00

Wounded Knee / Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowsThe news of the "hostiles" and Ghost Dancers did reach Carlisle via some informants who had returned to Pine Ridge, among them, George Means. True to this week's episode of INTO THE WEST, the flames were fueled by newspaper accounts looking to sensationalize events in Indian Country.Also of interest will be the subtle reference to Buffalo Bill's Wild

Reactions to Into the West's Carlisle Indian School story line.

2005-07-16T19:40:00.000-04:00

I'm starting to get comments - please post your comment here. Tell us what you think about this weekend's episode of Into the West.

2005-06-20T10:39:00.000-04:00

What happened to returned Students after they left Carlisle?After the 1900s many returned Cheyenne students from Carlisle, Chemava, Phoenix and other Indian boarding schools and those attending boarding schools on the Cheyenne and Arapaho old reservation were attempting to enter public schools in western Oklahoma near their homes. For some years after 1900 the public schools and white settlers,

An actress muses on the Carlisle Indian School

2005-06-11T13:32:00.000-04:00

From the article in the Grand Rapids Press interviewing an actress who played the part of an Indian School teacher at Carlisle:"And how the impact of arbitrary events affected both," Kole added. "I certainly learned a lot about Native American culture. A lot slips through the cracks of the history books."In "Into the West," Cook plays a seamstress."We own a general store together before that, and

Into the Hollywood West

2005-06-10T22:39:00.000-04:00

I just watched episode one of Spielberg's Into the West and I was disappointed. I tried to approach this with an open mind and I was entertained by real native actors - how refreshing is that! But I'm confused at the instances of Injun-speak ... that Tonto-esque language ... written into the dialogue. If the producers and developers had the good sense to feature real Lakota language in the show,

Ft. Marion POW Descendants' Gathering Update

2004-10-18T10:53:00.000-04:00

FT. MARION PRISONER OF WAR DESCENDANTS UPDATED ON PROJECT PROGRESS. By John Sipes The Fort Marion POW web page linked to the Carlisle Indian School home page now has the Sand Creek Massacre list of families the war department listed in 1865. The link is set up for descendants to add their oral family histories and extended kinship information. The link will update any Sand Creek

THE INDIAN HELPER

2004-10-04T09:57:00.000-04:00

THE INDIAN HELPER.... Helping to remind Indian students to stick to it. Helping by chiding them about the "savage ornaments" their kin wear at home. Helping to remind them of the ever-present, all seeing, "Man-on-the-band-stand" in their lives. Helping to reveal that bad girls are bad girls whether white or Indian, characterized as "loud and coarse and talk too much." Helping to reassure

"You see that your pupils are not lazy."

2004-10-04T01:00:00.000-04:00

This week's HELPER leads with a lesson on the usefulness of "Pluck." pluck n. "an act or instance of plucking or pulling." "the heart, liver, lungs, and windpipe of a slaughtered animal esp. as an item of food." "courageous readiness to fight or continue against odds: dogged resolution." pluck v. "to move or separate forcibly." "to remove (a person) from one situation in life and transfer him to

Delicious Apples, Skating, More Stiya and More Propaganda at the Carlisle Indian School.

2004-09-25T11:13:00.000-04:00

This week's INDIAN HELPER (Sept 24, 1891)begins with the outlandish claim that the returned "Outing" farm boys have been introduced to real farming techniques for the first time. Did the MOTBS not know the advances in farming made by the Pueblos, the Six Nation peoples, or all the tribes represented at the Carlisle Indian School by 1891? Then, after the insulting misrepresentations of

A Taste of This Week's INDIAN HELPER

2004-09-13T23:36:00.000-04:00

I just posted the July 17, 1891 issue of the INDIAN HELPER. Some excerpts and themes that intrigued me: Stacy Matlack (Pawnee student) weighed in on cowboys and Indians out in Indian Territory trading Bibles for guns. In an article describing the process of making bows and arrows, the writer decided that in order to disable Indians' weapons of precisioned destruction, all ash trees in the

The Fort Marion Prison Project

2004-08-28T13:08:00.000-04:00

The Fort Marion Prison Project is in full swing with weekly updates to biographical pages. The pages for the Carlisle students with ties to Ft. Marion prisoners are not publicly linked, but will show up via google searches. In the case of the Cheyenne POW's, many were Sand Creek survivors who had been arrested by the United States for revenge crimes. Some of these men eventually formed the

Recent pages made

2003-04-07T16:54:00.000-04:00

Most recent pages made in answer to various research inquiries include these pages.......... Lewis Tewanima was not the only great Hopi runner to come out of Carlisle but there were a slew of runners from Hopi who excelled in long distance running. Among them, Joshua Hermeyesva. I also began work on linking bio pages to the Arikara list. The Jim Thorpe page needed to be revised. After

2003-04-06T11:51:00.000-04:00

"Sea of Children" Carlisle Indian School photo, c.1885 according to ebay description.

2003-03-21T13:05:00.000-05:00

How many times have I recommended Genevieve's dissertation to researchers? How convenient would it be to have an INDEX TO GENEVIEVE BELL'S DISSERTATION, "TELLING STORIES OUT OF SCHOOL" Allen, John 229 Allen, Maud 258 Ankle, Henry 228 Antoine, Gertrude 276 Arapaho, Daniel 370 Atsye, Amy 172 Atsye, Seichu 355 Attiquin, Alice 223 Azure, Orville 315 back to the blanket

2003-03-21T12:56:00.000-05:00

This letter was written early in the life of the school, and makes one of the few references I've seen to the term "'skins." "A BAND BOY TO HIS FATHER Concert Review from THE MORNING STAR Vol. VI, #8, page 11. "There was an entertainment held at the opera house last night and they wanted our band to play for them, so we went to town and played for them. There were two bands besides our band.

2003-03-21T12:45:00.000-05:00

Last week's research focused on Dennison Wheelock and the Oneida's at Carlisle. Wheelock was for many years, Carlisle's bandleader. The Carlisle Indian School band was renown for its polish and talent and it performed at every Presidential inaugural during the school's history (1879-1918). The band could be heard on the boardwalk of Atlantic City and along the New Jersey shore during summers.

2003-03-21T12:42:00.000-05:00

Found this interesting tidbit somewhere. It was during Friedmans' watch at the Carlisle school, that the U.S. Senate investigated goings-on. They followed the money, and one of the complaints raised by students was that the amounts found in their personal bankbooks didn't jibe with amounts held in their accounts kept by the school. The ultimate consequence of this investigation was the fall of

2003-03-21T12:01:00.000-05:00

Research blogging begins with a new page made for Joshua Hermeyesva, Hopi student at Carlisle. He was there among a group of well-known Hopi runners - Tawa Ventewa, William Nahongva, Ponaqua Tewa, Andrew Hermequatewa, Lewis Tewanima, Archie Quamala, E dward Tewane, Wallace Houma, Glenn Josytewa, Tala Yamtewa, and Washington Talyumptewa between the years 1908 and 1913. Of course, we know