Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Arthur D. Taylor, 15 Aug. 1927
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, "This child lives within reach of a public school and is permitted to attend. Has no permanent home. Mother and father are citizen Indians."Description:
Arthur D. Taylor, age 11, applies to enter Genoa for 3 years. Application mentions his father, Edward Taylor, and his mother, Rebecca Redwing, both as living.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0036-0065Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Arthur D. Taylor, 15 Aug. 1927; Folder: Genoa 1927; Box 2; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Department of the Interior. Office Indian Affairs. Rosebud Agency. Yankton Sub-Agency. School Correspondence, 1926-34. Flandreau (1931-1932) - Lawrence (1926-1927); Repository Identifier 7388923; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.