On Thursday, September 19, 2024, the Fort Belknap Indian Community welcomed home the remains of three young people who died in a boarding school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania more than 100 years ago.
The three people:
Almeda Heavy Hair (Heavy Hair on Side of the Head), Niece of Lamebull
Entered Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, PA on April 13, 1890
Date of Death – August 28, 1894 (16 years of age)
Bishop L. Shield (Sleeps High) – Father (Little Shield), Mother (Paunch Arm)
Entered Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, PA on April 13, 1890
Date of Death – July 30, 1890 (17 years of age)
John Bull (Dwarf) – Family Members Unknown
Entered Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, PA on April 13, 1890
Date of Death – May 7, 1891 (16 years of age)
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School operated between 1879 and 1918.
During that period more than 10,000 Native American children were enrolled there, representing an estimated 50 tribal nations.
