3/17/2024

"Choir" References in the Carlisle Arrow Newspapers 1909

Feb 19, 1909 The Carlisle Arrow
June 11, 1909 The Carlisle Arrow
Oct 1 1909 The Carlisle Arrow
Oct 8, 1909 The Carlisle Arrow
Oct 15, 1909 The Carlisle Arrow
Oct 29, 1909 The Carlisle Arrow
Dec 3, 1909 The Carlisle Arrow
Dec 31, 1909 The Carlisle Arrow

7/08/2022

Request for information about CIIS musicians

Hello everyone, My name is Vincent Veerbeek and I am a PhD student at the University of Helsinki in Finland. My dissertation research is about the history of marching band music in government boarding schools for young Native Americans including Carlisle. To get a better sense of the way the marching bandsshaped school life and student experiences, I am interested to hear stories that have been passed down about what it was like to be in the band, the school band’s performances, its role in everyday life, and so on. In addition, I am curious about the stories of students who went on to have careers as band leaders in the Indian school service. Among the Carlisle graduates who led school bands later in life are James and Dennison Wheelock, Richard Barrington, Robert DePoe, Angus Lookaround, Alfred Venne, and Pablo Herrera. These are the ones I know of, but there were undoubtedly others. If any of you have stories related to (marching band) music at Carlisle that you would be willing to share with me, feel free to send me an email at vincent.veerbeek@helsinki.fi . Warm regards, Vincent

6/22/2022

KILL THE INDIAN Quote from Carlisle Indian Industrial School Newspaper

"We can't help it if we are Indians? Indeed we CAN help it! There is no hope for us until we KILL ALL THE INDIAN IN US." ---------- December 23, 1892 THE INDIAN HELPER

5/02/2022

Nez Perce Students enrolled at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School (1879-1918)

ALLEN / LULU  

AMERA(O) / MARY  

ARMSTRONG / ESTELLE  

ARMSTRONG / RALPH  

AXTELL / OBED  

AXTELL (AXTEL) / IDA [COMEDOWN] (MILES)  

CARTER / CALEB (CCHS:MI:"W")  

COMPLAINVILLE (NARA:CORNPLAINVILLE) / LILLIAN  

CONNER / CYRUS  

CONNER / EDWARD  

COOK / SAMUEL  

CORBETT / AGNES  

CORBETT / JOSEPHINE  

CORBETT / PAUL  

CORBETT / PRISCILLA  

CORBETT / WILLIAM  

DAVIS / JESSE  

DICKSON / JAMES G  

DIXON / BESSIE   

DIXON / CYRUS   

DIXON / DAISY   

DIXON / JAMES G.  

DIXON / JOHN   

DUCK / ANDREW  

ELDER / HARRIET MARY  

FRANK / ELLA  

GEORGE / NED  

GOULD / DOLLY /  LOOKING GLASS <br><br>

HARRIET /  

HARRIET / MARY / 

HATYEWINNY (CCHS:HATTIWINNEY, MARRIED: MOFFETT) / ETTA  

HAYES / ALICE  

HAYES / ANDREW  

HAYES / AXTEL (CCHS:AXTELL)  

HAYES / LIZZIE  

HAYES / NOAH  

HENRY / JAMES  

HILL / ELLEN  

HILL / LOUIS  

HILL / LUCY  

HINES / ENEAS  

JABETH / HARRISON  

JABETH / NATHANIEL  

JACKSON / JANET  

JACKSON / MOSES  

JAMES / THERSA [IK CON TISU IN PA] /  / [NARA75DF]

JOHN / NANCY  

JOHN / SAMUEL  

JOHNSON / ROBERT  

JONAS / JULIA  

KANE / JOHN JOHN KING  

KASH-KASH / JAMES  

KELLER / LILLIAN COMPLAINVILLE  

LAWRENCE / DANIEL  

LAWRENCE / ELSIE  

LAWYER / CORBETT (CCHS;MI:B)  

LITTLE WOLF (CCHS:WOLFE) / REBECCA  

LOTT / HARRISON  

LOTT / NATHAN  

MALICK / JOHN PETER  

MARKS / WILLIAM  

MARY / HARRIET  

MCFARLAND / DAVID T.  

MCFARLAND (CCHS:SEE ALSO NORA AS SURNAME) / NORA  

MILES / AARON  

MILES / CHARLES  

MONTIETH (CCHS:MONTEITH) / SARAH  

MOON / LIZZIE /  / [NARA75DF]

MOORE / GEORGE  

MORRIS / PHILIP  

MORRIS / SAM  

MOSES / HOMER  

NELSON / MARY /  / [NARA75DF]

NESBIT / HARRIET  

NESBITT / JOHN  

PARNELL / ANNIE M. (MARRIED:LITTLE)  

PARSONS / JAMES M  

PARSONS / POWLAS  

PAUL / EDWARD  

PAUL / JESSE  

PENNEY (CCHS:PENNY) / RACHEL (CCHS:RACHELE)  

PENNY / BENJAMIN D  

PENNY (MARRIED:WILSON) / ELIZABETH  

PHILLIPS / LUKE  

PINKHAM / LOUISA  

POWLAS / PARSON SAPPOLIS  

RAMSEY / JOHN [WAPTOSENOTE)  

REBOIN / ALLEN  

REBOIN / JOHN  

RED DUCK / ANDREW  

RED WOLF / JOSIAH  

REUBEN / STEPHEN  

ROBIE / JUANITA CAMILLE  

RUBEN / LEWIS  

SCOTT / SAMUEL  

SHELDON / ALBERT  

SHELDON / ARTHUR C.  

SHELDON / THOMAS  

SIMPSON / ROSE  

SMITH (MARRIED: CORBETT:CCHS) / LYDIA  

SPALDING / SAMPSON  

SPENCER / EFFIE  

SPENCER / JOHNSON  

STEWART / HARRIET E.  

STUART / JAMES  

SWAN / JEAN  

THOMAS / DAVID E MILES [WA-CHEE-WE-WIKT]  

THOMPSON / HUGH  

TILDEN / SAMUEL {SAMUEL TILTON}  

TYPES / CELESTINE  

WALKER / JEROME  

WEASKUS / PHILIP  

WHEELER / HARRY W  

WHITE / CHARLES  

WHITE / ROBERT L.  

WHITFIELD / ELMER  

WILLIAMS / JOSEPH  

WILLIAMS / LEWIS DANIEL  

WILLIAMS / LOUIS  

WILLIAMS / LUKE  

WILSON / ISAAC  

WOLF(E) / CHARLEY /  [LOOKING GLASS]  

WOOD / JENNIE ELLEN  

YELLOW WOLF /  

YOUNG / WILLIAM  

3/22/2022

Storycore segment with Kirby Metoxen, Oneida

Kirby Metoxen brought the remains of his relative home from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Hear him tell that story on this segment of Storycore.

2/15/2022

NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS PROTOCOLS FOR SURVEYING INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL BURIAL SITES

These are the protocols developed by Marsha Small, Farina King and Preston McBride
Native American and Indigenous Protocols for Surveying Indian Boarding School Sites https://nativenewsonline.net/images/FINAL_Cemetery_Survey_PROTOCOLS-ed_1.pdf

1/21/2022

Alaskan Native Students Enrolled at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School (1879-1918)

Alaskan Natives at Carlisle Indian School  

127 Carlisle Indian School students enrolled with affiliation to Alaskan communities found in the NARA files and the materials located at the Cumberland Co Historical Society 

For digitized student files, enrollment cards or photos, go to CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL DIGITAL RESOURCE CENTER.


This list of names, agency and home communities include some parent or guardian information, or agencies or institutions from which they were sent.


ABBOT, JESSIE / C/O MRS LF JONES, JUENA
ACHWOK (ACHWACK), ANOTOSIA (ANASTASIA) / ALEUT / N BAPTIST ORPHANAGE WOOD ISLANDI
ALEXANDROFF / SHASKA / ALASKAN ALEUT / [NARA75]
ALEXANDER, EPHRAIM / CARMEL, NUSHAGAK RIVER ALASKA / C/O MISS P C KING, 1028 PARISH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA
ALEXANDROFF, PARISCOVIA / ALEUT / MRS MARG EPHRIAM, WOOD ISLAND
ALEXANDROFF, SHASKA / ALEUT / BAPTIST ORPHANAGE, WOOD ISLAND AK, MR CURTIS
ALLEN, DORA / TSIMSHIAN / C/O FRANK ALLEN, PORT CHESTER; METLAKAHTLA
ALLEN, MERCY / TSIMSHIAN / C/O FRANK ALLEN, PORT CHESTER; METLAKAHTLA
ANARUK, SAMUEL / C/O MR A E KARLSON, UNALAKLEUT / STEVEN IVANOFF, UNALAKEET, ST MICHAEL
ANGALOOK, EDWARD
BARONOVICH, CECILIA / HAIDA / MARY BARONOVICH, KASAAN
BENSON, JOHN / UNALASKA / C/O WILLIAM BENSON
BROWN, MAGGIE JANE / TLINGIT / SAXMAN AK / FATHER: WM BROWN
BUCK (ANNEBUCK), ANNIE / C/O MRS TL BREVIG, PORT CLARENCE
BURGESS, MARGARET / HAIDA / KETCHIKAN / C/O EVA MACEY (SISTER), GLENDALE OH / F:JOHN BURGESS M:FANNY JONES
BURGESS, WILLIAM GRANT / HAIDA / KETCHIKAN / F:JOHN BURGESS M:FANNY JONES
BURR, SIDNEY / C/O FRED BURR / SQUAHSON
BURTON, HENRY / TSIMSHIAN / C/O SOLOMON BURTON, METLAKAHTLA
BURTON, MAGGIE / TSIMSHIAN / C/O CHARLES BURTON, METLAKAHTLA
BURTON, SYDNEY (SIDNEY) / TSIMPSHIAN / C/O SOLOMON BURTON, METLAKAHTLA
CALLSEN, KATRINA E. (KATIE) / PETER CALLSEN
CALLSEN, MINNIE J. / PETER CALLSEN
CAMPBELL, FLORA (MARRIED: FITZGERALD) / SITKA / JOHN CAMPBELL
CHARLES, BERT (BERTRAM) "SQUINCE" / HAIDA / C/O CHRISTINE BAKER
CHABITNOY, MICHAEL / ALEUT / C/O TITIANA CHABITNOY / BAPTIST ORPHANAGE WOODS HOLE, MR CURTIS
COODLOLOOK, ANNIE (COOKIE) / C.O DR SHELDON JACKSON, WASHINGTON DC / PORT CLARENCE AK
CREEVDEN, NICHOLAS / ALEUT / C/O MR ALEX OLGAM, UNGA AK; CONSTANTINE CREEVDEN, APUGA AK
CUSHING, GEORGE / ALEUT /
DALILAK, MOLLIE / ALASKAN
DALTON, CHRISTOPHER / TSIMSHIAN / C/O WILLIAM DALTON, METLAKAHTLA
DALTON, KATIE / TSIMSHIAN / C/O MRS ALICE DALTON & WILLIAM DALTON, KETCHIKAN
DEBROVOLSKY, PETER / ALEUT / BAPTIST ORPHANAGE, MR CURTIS, WOOD ISLAND
DICKINSON, JESSIE / TLINGIT / C/O WILLIAM B DICKINSON KETCHIKAN
DIRKS, PAUL G / UNALASKA / HENRY DIRKS ~ ELIZ SCHWAB
DUNDAS, ARCHIE / PT GRAVINA / RACHEL DUNDAS
DUNDAS, ALICE / TSIMSHIAN / MRS RACHEL JOHNSON, MOTHER; PHILIP DUNDAS, GRAVINA AK
DUNDAS, ALBERT / TSIMSHIAN / C/O RACHEL JOHNSON DUNDAS, PT GRAVIA AK
DYAKANOFF, KATHRYNE (CATHERINE) / NIKEFORE PALAGEIA DYAKANOFF /MARRIED: SELLERS
ESENETUCK, EMMA / C/O SHELDON JACKSON, WASHINGTON DC; PORT CLARENCE AK
FABER, LYDIA / TSIMSHIAN / C/O ABEL FABER, METLAKAHTLA AK
FLANNERY, JAMES CONAS / SITKA / CHEMAWA INDIAN SCHOOL
FOSTER, CHARLES / ALEUT / C/O WILLIAM FOSTER, PHILADELPHIA / F:WILLIAM F FOSTER (DEC'D) M: OLGA FOSTER
FOSTER, JOHN / ALEUT / C/O WILLIAM FOSTER, UNGA, AK
FOSTER, WILLIAM / ALEUT / WILLIAM FOSTER, SR, UNGA AK
FRATIES, HELEN / C/O JOHN FRATIES
FIEDOFF, PARISCOVIA / ALEUT / BAPTIST ORPHANAGE C/O MRS MARG EPHRIAM, WOOD ISLAND
GALAKTINOFF, GEORGE [BEAN] / ALEUT / BAPTIST ORPHANAGE C/O MR CURTIS, WOOD ISLAND
GALASHOFF, ESIAH / ALEUT / C/O GEORGE GALASHOFF, BELKOFSKY AK
GEFFE, EUGENE C. / TLINGIT
GLOOK, COOKI / ALASKAN
GOULD, ISAAC R. / UNGA AK
GUTHRIE, DAVID / TSIMSHIAN / C/O JONAH GUTHRIE, PT CHESTER AK
HANBURY, THOMAS / TSIMSHIAN /C/O STEPHEN HANBURY / CHEMAWA INDIAN SCHOOL
HARRIS, FRED [KO-WOOT-KE-ISH] /TLINGIT / YASK KA
HILTON, LOTTIE / C/O JUNEAU / PRESBYTERIAN MISSION SCHOOL N, SITKA AK
JACKSON, SAMUEL FRANK / CHEMAWA OREGON SCHOOL / C/O SITKA JACK, CHILKAT AK
JACKSON, THOMAS / C/O SHESHDAAH
JACKSON, WILLIAM S. / FATHER: SAMUEL JACKSON
JOHN, JOSEPH [KOCHTEETS] / TLINGIT / C/O JOHN HENRY, KETCHIKAN AK
JOHN, LIZZIE / TLINGIT / YESBOY JOHN, SAXMAN AK
JOHNNY, JAMES / TLINGIT / YESBOY JOHN, SAXMAN AK
JOHNNY, SARAH / TLINGIT / YESBOY JOHN, SAXMAN AK
JONES, PAUL YOUNG / HAIDA / C/O FANNY JONES, KETCHIKAN AK
KADASHAN, MARY / FATHER: WILLIE KADASHAN
KEITH, JOSEPH JAMES / TSIMSHIAN / C/O CALEB KEITH, METLAKAHTLA AK
KINNINOOK, MARY / TLINGIT / W E KINNINOOK, SAXMAN AK
KINNINOOK, PAUL / TLINGIT / C/O WM KINNINOOK, SAXMAN AK
KOBORIVAK, FAY / FOXY SAM & KUNYAK
LAUBLOCK /
LOLCHESNIKOFF, JOHN / ALEUT / BAPTIST ORPHANAGE C/O MR CURTIS, WOOD ISLAND AK
MAITLAND, HELEN / C/O EDWARD MAITLAND
MANDRIGEN, MAGGIE / ALEUT / C/O NEON MANDRIGAN
MARSDEN, EDWARD / TSIMSHIAN
MATHER, ELWOOD WILLIAM / TSIMPSHIAN / C/O EDWARD MATHER, METLAKAHTLA
MCCLOUD [MCLEOD], MARIE (MARIA) / C/O JOHN ANDERSON [STEP FATHER] MATRON JESSE LEE HOME, OONALASKA AK
MELAVIDOFF, MARCIA / ALEUT / C/O ELIZABETH SCHWAB
MIXSOOK(E), MAX / C/O FRANKLIN MOSES, ST MICHAEL AK
MOON, MARY / TLINGIT / C/O KATIE BROWN, JUNEAU AK
MOON, SUSIE /
NAKOOTKIN, VASHA [MRS HOWARD L STUTSMAN] / C/O JP SHAPSNICKOFF
NATEROAK, OSCAR BENJAMIN / C/O MISS MARY NATEROAK, GOLVIN BAY AK
NOCOCHLUKE, GEORGE
NORTHROP, GEORGE
OONALEANA, CHARLES / PT BARROW AK
OSTRIGAN, JOHN / WOOD ISLAND AK
PATTON, ALONZO LONNIE / C/O HOWARD PATTON, EAGLE CLAN / SITKA AK
PAUL, LOUIS F. / SITKA AK
PAUL, SAMUEL KENDALL / SITKA AK
PAUL, WILLIAM / C/O FRANCIS PAUL, SITKA AK
PHILLIPS, HENRY [KAKAISH] / TLINKET / C/O STAKAKISH
RANKIN [REINKIN], ANNIE (ANNA) / ALEUT / C/O ADOLPH REINKEN, UNALASKA
RANKIN [REINKIN], DORA [DOROTHY] / C/O ADOLPH REINKEN](MARRIED:SHANGA SEE ALSO:SHONGO)
REINKIN, JOHN / ALEUT / UNALASKA / C/O ALFRED BEINKIN
REINKEN, OLGA / ALASKAN / [CCHS]
RIDLEY, REUBEN / TSIMSHIAN / C/O MINNIE RIDLEY
ROSE, HENRY / C/O REV S H ROCK, BETHLEHEM PA
SCOTT, CHARLES / C/O EMMA & EDWARD SCOTT, HUNTERS BAY AK
SEDICK, EUDOCIA M. / UNALASKA AK
SHEEHAN, JOSEPH / ALEUT / C/O WILLIAM SHEEHAN, AK / C/O MALCOLM THOMSON, 246 ETTIE ST, N OAKLAND, CA
SHEEHAN, WILLIAM (WILLIE) / ALEUT / C/O WILLIAM SHEEHAN, AK / C/O MALCOLM THOMSON, 246 ETTIE ST, N OAKLAND, CA
SHELLIKOFF, FADYA {THEODORE} / ALEUT / C/O MR CURTIS, BAPTIST ORPHANAGE, WOOD IS, AK
SHEPHERD, KATE [MRS B H DURKEE] / ALEUT / C/O DICK SHEPARD, BAPTIST ORPHANAGE, WOOD IS, AK
SHOUSHICK, NIKEFER / ALEUT / C/O MRS O D BROWNA, BAPTIST ORPHANAGE, WOOD ISLAND AK
SIMPSON, JOSEPH / TSIPMSHEAN / BENJAMIN SIMPSON, METLAKAHTA AK / MATTHIAS SIMPSON, PORT CHESTER AK
SITARANGOK, GARFIELD / C/O JAMES SITARENGOK, GOLVIN BAY AK
SKUVIUK, DAVID /
SNYDER, WALTER / C/O REV S H ROCK, 44 CHURCH ST, BETHLEHEM PA
SPAULDING, LIZZIE / ALASKAN
SPAULDING, LUCY / ALASKAN
STACK HARK (STOCK), MABEL
SUVAROFF, IRENE / C/O MARTHA SUVAROFF, UNALASKA
SUVAROFF, SOSIPATRA PAULA [MRS THOMAS L WASSON] / C/O PAUL SAVAROFF
TETOFF, SOPHIA / ALEUT / MATHEW TETOFF
TOMICOCK
TUTIKOFF, PALAGEIA (POLLY) / FATHER: SOVASTYAN TUTIKOFF
VERESKIN, ANNA / ALUET / FATHER: IVAN VERESKIN
VERIGAN, FRANK / TLINGIT / BROWNING MT / PARENTS: GEORGE (DEC'D) & LILLE
VERNEY, PATRICK / C/O EDMUND VERNI, NORTH SAXMAN AK / FATHER: EDMUNCH
WAGNER, VERA / UNALASKA / FATHER: CHARLES WAGNER
WALKER, ELIZABETH S.
WALTON, THOMAS [TACASHA] / RANDOLPH WALTON, SITKA AK
WELLS, FLORENCE DAVIS
WHITE, PAUL A / C/O HOWARD GEORGE, SITKA AK
WILLARD, GEORGE / MISS F H WILLARD, SITKA AK
WOLF, HEALY M. / PRESBYTERIAN MISSION SCHOOL, POINT BARROW / SITKA AK
YAKOFF, ORLEANA SPERBECK / ALEUT / BAPTIST ORPHANAGE, WOOD ISLAND / C/O MRS WATER SPERBECK, GDN
YOUNG, WALTER / HAIDA / C/O PARENTS: PAUL & CONNIE YOUNG
YOUNG, ROBERT / HAIDA / C/O PAUL YOUNG

12/06/2021

"A Forgotten Archive, or You Have to be Lucky: The Long-Lost Narratives of the Oneida Ethnological Project

This details the account by Dr. Herbert Lewis, of his findings at University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the process of publishing an amazing WPA era project that include informants who had been former Carlisle Indian Industrial School students. This bears further discussion which hopefully can continue here. The Link: https://histanthro.org/bibliography/archives/a-forgotten-archive-or-you-have-to-be-lucky-the-long-lost-narratives-of-the-oneida-ethnological-project/

10/17/2021

Chickasaw Students at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, 1879-1918

 18 Carlisle Indian School students enrolled with affiliation to the "Chickasaw" Nation according to the documents found at NARA and CCHS.  For digitized student files, enrollment cards or photos, go to CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL DIGITAL RESOURCE CENTER


This list of names, agency and home communities include parent or guardian information


COLLINS / CECIL C / DC ELINS, STRINGTOWN OK (GUARDIAN)
COONEY / WALLACE FRANKLIN / GEO W SEELEY, DURNAT OK (GUARDIAN)
COURTNEY / SALLIE LUCILE / MUSCOKEE / CW SHEPPARD, ADA, OK (GUARDIAN)
COURTNEY / WILLIAM / CHARLES SHEPPARD, ADA, OK (GUARDIAN)
CRAVATT / FRED / J C CHAPMAN, ADA, OK (GUARDIAN)
DUKE / TIP GRAHAM / COLGATE, OK
HAYES / JOSEPH W. / UNION / J C CHAPMAN, ADA, OK
HUGHES / VIVIAN / MUSCOKEE / AUSTIN B HUGHES, MILBURN, OK
JOHNSON / MARY / MUSCOGEE / ISLIN WRIGHT, ADA, OK
KEEL / LEWIS (CCHS:LOUIS) / MRS ALICE FILLMORE, OLNEY, OK
KEEL / MADELINE / MRS ALICE FILLMORE, OLNEY, OK
KILCREASE / STANLEY / AH POORSTANT, ADA, OK (GUARDIAN)
MELVILLE / LEON / UNION / J C CHAPMAN, ADA, OK (GUARDIAN)
MELVILLE / NEWTON / J C CHAPMAN, ADA, OK (GUARDIAN)
PETTIGREW / J A ASHLEY, HICKORY, OK (GUARDIAN)
RUSSELL / RICHARD / F M JOHNSON, MADILL, OK (GUARDIAN)
WALDON / CATHERINE PIKEY / THOS WALDON, TURTLE, OK
WILLIAMS / AMANDA / J J KELLY, DURANT, OK (GUARDIAN)