Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Benjamin Wright, 3 Aug. 1931 | 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 "This pupil does not live near a public high school."

Description:

Benjamin Wright, age 19, applies to enter grade 10. Document lists father, Silas Cuny, Sr. as living and lists mother as Alvina Cuny. Student has four brothers and one sister attending Mission school.

Identifier:

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Citation:

Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Benjamin Wright, 3 Aug. 1931; Folder: Wright, Benjamin, Box 1153; Case Files of Pine Ridge Students Attending Genoa Indian School, ca. 1913 - ca. 1933; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, NAID 1154495; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.


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