Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Alvena Compton, 1 Sept. 1929 | Genoa Indian School Digital Reconciliation Project

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.

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Summary:

Document gives reason for enrollment as "Mother is dead, father remarried, and home conditions not satisfactory."

Description:

Alvena Compton, age 12, applies to enter Genoa for 4 years. Application mentions that her father, James Compton, is living, and her mother, Dollie Compton, is deceased.

Identifier:

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Citation:

Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Alvena Compton, 1 Sept. 1929; 806.2 Application Blanks, Genoa Indians, Vacation Requests and Transportation Requests, 227; Entry 8, Wind River Agency, General Correspondence Files 1890-1960, 806.1-806.2 (NAID 571199); Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wind River Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Denver.


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