Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Alice Stoll, 12 Sept. 1916
Government records show that individuals from these tribal nations attended the U.S. Indian Industrial School at Genoa, Nebraska: Arapaho, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Cree, Crow, Flathead, Kickapoo, Kootenai, Mohawk, Oglala Sioux, Omaha, Paiute, Pend d'Oreille, Piegan Blackfeet, Ponca, Potawatomi, Rosebud Sioux, Sac and Fox, Santee Sioux, Shawnee, Shoshone, Sisseton Sioux, Standing Rock Sioux, Winnebago, and Yankton Sioux.
Summary:
Document gives reason for enrollment as "there are no suitable schools around here."Description:
Alice Stoll, age 13, applies to enter Genoa for 3 years. Application mentions her father, John Stoll, and her mother, Betty Stoll.
Identifier:
gdp-de0001-0070Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Alice Stoll, 12 Sept. 1916; Stoll, Alice, 1; Entry 73, Student Case Records of the Genoa Boarding School, 1917-1933 (NAID 1557277); Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wind River Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Denver.