Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Dollie Meeks, 10 Sept. 1919 | 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 "The father of this child is worthless, the public school at the agency is crowded to capacity, and the child would not receive an education without assistance from the Government."

Description:

Dollie Meeks, age 11, applies to enter Genoa for 5 years. Application mentions her father, Lewis Meeks, is living, and her mother, Annie Meeks, is deceased.

Identifier:

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Citation:

Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Dollie Meeks, 10 Sept. 1919; Meeks, Dollie, 1; Entry 73, Student Case Records of the Genoa Boarding School, 1917-1933 (NAID 1557277); Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wind River Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Denver.


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