Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Clarence Sun Bear, 20 Apr. 1931
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 "Continue Education."Description:
Clarence Sun Bear, age 18, applies to enter grade 9. Application mentions father, Oliver Sun Bear, owns 320 acres of land and works in farming, and his mother is deceased. Application also lists Clarence skills and interests include carpentry, engineering, shoe and harness repair, working on farms and glee club.
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gdp-kc0002-0146Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Clarence Sun Bear, 20 Apr. 1931; Folder: Sun Bear, Clarence, 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.