Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Edith Two Dogs, 20 Aug. 1930
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 "I do not like to go the Oglala Boarding school. I would like a change."Description:
Edith Two Dogs, age 18, applies to enter grade 6. Application mentions her father, John Two Dogs, is deceased, and her mother, Helen Horse, owns 640 acres of land and works as a housewife. Application also lists Edith’s skills and interests include home economics.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0002-0161Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Edith Two Dogs, 20 Aug. 1930; Folder: Two Dogs, Edith, 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.