John Brings-the-Arrow

John was Lakota (Sioux), Cheyenne River tribe, Minnicoujou band (Cherry Creek Station)

Biography:
Born c. 1864 of parents unknown. Married Lucy First Woman date unknown. With her, the father of Samuel Brings-the-Arrow, Eagle Woman "Annie" Brings-the-Arrow, Julia Brings-the-Arrow, Joshua Brings-the-Arrow, Matthew Brings-the-Arrow, and Louis Bring-the-Arrow. They lived on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota, home to the four bands (Tiospaye) of the “Titunwan” People of the Plains: The “Mnicoujou” Planters By The Water, “Oohenumpa” Two Kettle, “Itazipco” Without Bows, and “Siha Sapa” Black Foot.

THE TRIBES OF SOUTH DAKOTA by the South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations at https://sdtribalrelations.sd.gov/default.aspx''

Cheyenne River Reservation c. 1909

John was admitted to the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians on October 21, 1903, and diagnosed with chronic melancholia, intoxication psychosis, and alcoholism.

John died at the Canton Asylum on January 23, 1915, but was NOT buried in the Hiawatha Asylum cemetery, his location of burial is unknown. (I've counted over 40 churches on the Cheyenne River Reservation, presumably, each has its cemetery, and I have not found an indication of John's burial.)

-His profile is part of the The Canton Asylum One Place Study.

Research Notes:
-the 1910 census provides ages as follows: John 46 (1864), Lucy 46 (1864), Samuel 23 (1887), Mathews 9 (1901), Julia 16 (1894), Joshua 11 (1899), Louis 6 (1904)
-based on the 1910 census in which Lucy First Woman Brings-the-Arrow was head of household in Cherry Creek (Station), it is assumed that this was a semi-permanent residence, and John was, therefore, a member of the Minnicoujou band, probably in Cherry Creek which is believed to be the oldest permanent community in South Dakota.

-Selected photos from a collection containing 93 photographs shot by amateur photographer Bird Carson (1842-1925) depicting daily life on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, circa 1890-1920. Bird worked as a housekeeper for the local school and her husband John Franklin Carson worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a teacher at Cherry Creek Day School on the Reservation.

Recommended Reading:
1. Youngkin, Stephen D. “HOSTILE AND FRIENDLY’: THE ‘PYGMALION EFFECT’ AT CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY, 1873-1877.” South Dakota History, vol. 7, no. 4, 1977, pp. 402–421.
2. Hoxie, Frederick E. “From Prison to Homeland: The Cheyenne River Indian Reservation before WWI.” South Dakota History, vol. 10, no. 1, 1 Dec. 1979, pp. 1–24.
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Sources:

1892 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XX2-6DX7 : Fri Oct 06 22:08:38 UTC 2023), Entry for John, 1892, pg. 79/811. line 73-76, census of the Sioux Indians, Cheyenne River Agency,South Dakota

1984 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XD3-6T92 : Wed Sep 13 01:17:08 UTC 2023), Entry for John Brings The Arrow, 1894, pg. 176/811, line 1838-1842, census of the Sioux, Cheyenne River, South Dakota

1895 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X6S-M9K8 : Wed Oct 04 07:41:39 UTC 2023), Entry for , 1895, pg. 277/811, line 1875-1882, census of the Sioux, Cheyenne River Agency, So. Dak.

1896 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XXL-D84F : Thu Oct 05 03:16:25 UTC 2023), Entry for , 1896, pg. 380/811, line 1891-1895, census of the Sioux Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, So. Dakota

1897 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XX8-PN5P : Tue Sep 12 23:30:19 UTC 2023), Entry for John Brings The Arrow, 1897, pg. 483/811, line 1886-1890, census of the Sioux Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, So. Dakota

1898 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X86-MK97 : Fri Oct 06 03:35:38 UTC 2023), Entry for , 1898, pg. 685/811, line 1913-1917, census of the Sioux Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, South Dakota

1898 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XFW-VPP8 : Tue Sep 12 23:31:11 UTC 2023), Entry for John Brings The Arrow, 1898, pg. 584/811, line 1908-1912, census of the Sioux Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, South Dakota

1900 Jun 20 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X6S-NNGQ : Thu Oct 05 13:39:31 UTC 2023), Entry for , 1900, pg. 785/811, line 1917-1922, census of teh Cheyenne River Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, South Dakota

1900 Jun 25 - "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST6-NM7 : Sun Sep 17 02:58:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Brings The Arrow and Lucy Brings The Arrow, 1900, pg. 828/985, line 2-6, census of the Cheyenne River Agency, Dewey County, South Dakota (Note this single source shows a birthdate of May 1865, discounted because everything else before and after says 1864)

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1902 Jul 1 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66K1-B2G5 : Tue Oct 03 07:35:24 UTC 2023), Entry for , 1902, pg. 176/819, line 1865-1870, census of the Sioux Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, S. D.

1903 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6629-PQNN : Tue Oct 03 08:28:33 UTC 2023), Entry for , 1903, p. 272/819, line 1856-1861, census of the Sioux Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, S. D.

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1907 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6629-9YS3 : Wed Oct 04 01:44:47 UTC 2023), Entry for , 1907, pg. 671/819, line 591, census of the Cheyenne River Sioux, Cheyenne River Agency, South Dakota

1910 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:688C-DLX7 : Tue Sep 12 23:48:21 UTC 2023), Entry for John Brings-The-Arrow, 1910, pg. 108/735, line 591, census of the Sioux Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, S.D.

1910 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:688C-DLX7 : Thu Oct 05 22:54:40 UTC 2023), Entry for John Brings-The-Arrow, 1910, pg. 504/522, line 3, Canton Asylum census prepared by H. R. Hummer, Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota

1911 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JSM-3QT1 : Tue Oct 03 10:10:22 UTC 2023), Entry for John Brings The Arrow, 1911, pg. 170/735, line 591, census of the Cheyenne River Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, South Dakota

1911 Jul 3 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68Z5-J9H7 : Fri Oct 06 00:11:34 UTC 2023), Entry for John Brings-The-Arrow, 1911, pg. 506/522, line 5, Canton Asylum census prepared by H. R. Hummer, Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota

1912 Jul 1 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JS3-CFLD : Tue Sep 12 23:23:26 UTC 2023), Entry for John Brings The Arrow, 1912, pg. 393/725, line 591, census of the Cheyenne River Sioux Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, S.D.

1913 Jul 1 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JSN-8822 : Wed Sep 13 00:57:14 UTC 2023), Entry for John Brings The Arrow, 1913, pg. 525/735, line 1575-1577, census of the Sioux Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, South Dakota

1914 Jul 1 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JMF-GXLH : Thu Oct 05 19:12:16 UTC 2023), Entry for , 1914, pg. 665/739, line 1557/1559, census of teh cheyrnne River Sioux Indians, Cheyenne River Agency, S. D.