Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Fred Bonser, 28 Feb. 1920
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 "School facilities not available for this pupil at Rosebud, his home."Description:
Fred Bonser, age 14, applies to enter Genoa for 4 years. Application lists his father, W. A. Bonser, and his mother, Mattie J. Bonser, both as living.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0032-0154Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Fred Bonser, 28 Feb. 1920; Folder: Genoa Indian School 1920-1921, Box 4; Series 82: School Correspondence, 1896-1925 (NAID 6595673); Office of Indian Affairs, Rosebud Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.