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American Horse, Sophia

Sophia American Horse would arrive at Carlisle Indian School on February 27, 1892.  There at Carlisle, she would become a pupil teacher.  Sophia American Horse would graduate from Carlisle on March 12, 1903.  After Carlisle, she would marry a man named Joseph A. Marisette and live in Kyle South Dakota in 1913.

Sioux

Indian Name (translated): “American Horse”

Arrived Carlisle Indian School 1892

Previous Schooling: None

Graduated, class of 1903

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