This Chemawa Indian School athlete was photographed in 1971 (ARC 5585775). The original caption reads:”Chemawa’s Athletes Rank at the Top in Track and Field Event.” The Chemawa Indian School opened in 1880 in Salem, Oregon. It remains open as a boarding school today and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Image: National Archives, Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs.
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This Chemawa Indian School athlete was photographed in 1971 (ARC 5585775). The original caption reads:”Chemawa’s Athletes Rank at the Top in Track and Field Event.”

The Chemawa Indian School opened in 1880 in Salem, Oregon. It remains open as a boarding school today and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Image: National Archives, Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs.

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