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 single school."

Description:

Benjamin Wright, age 18, applies to enter grade 10. Application mentions his father, Charles Craney Sr., owns 320 acres of land and works as a farmer, and his mother, Alvina Craney, works as a house wife. Application also lists Benjamin’s skills and interests include normal training.

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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