Eleven more students will go home from Carlisle
If not for a chance meeting between his father and Lt. Richard Pratt, Albert Mekko might not have died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
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If not for a chance meeting between his father and Lt. Richard Pratt, Albert Mekko might not have died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
The Office of Army Cemeteries has scheduled the exhumation of the remains of 11 children from the Carlisle Barracks cemetery in September. These children are from tribes across Montana, southern California, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and South Dakota. The individuals include Almeda Heavy Hair of the Gros Ventre tribe, Samuel Flying Horse of the Oglala Sioux tribe, […]
Western Heritage Center Director Kevin Kooistra applied to host the exhibit’s national tour when he saw there were no venues for it in the Northern Great Plains.
Western Heritage Center Director Kevin Kooistra applied to host the exhibit’s national tour when he saw there were no venues for it in the Northern Great Plains.
The Office of Army Cemeteries has announced the remains of 11 more children are scheduled to be removed from the cemetery at Carlisle Barracks in September.