Tichkematse

Tichkematse, also called "Squint Eyes" or Quchkeimus (c. 1857–1932) (Cheyenne), was an artist and collector who worked for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC between 1879 and 1881.

[3] All of them were imprisoned without trial and forcefully transported to a US army prison named Fort Marion or Castiollo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida, in May 1875.

The goal of the fort was to assimilate the native prisoners to give up their Indian ways so they can adapt to American customs and society.

The commander of the fort and the leader of the program, Richard Henry Pratt, forced the members of the prison to undertake many classes in English language, arts, and trades.

[4] It is within this school where Tichkemtase proved himself to be a talented student and impressed his instructors enough to recommend him to a position to learn taxidermy of animal specimens at the Smithsonian Institution.

[7] Together with other members of the Smithsonian, they journey through the Grand Canon Region of the United States and collected artifacts from the Zuni, Hopi, and Coconino Native communities.