Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Helen Quick Bear, 31 Aug. 1923 | 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, "I cannot see my way clear to send my children here on account of disadvantages of keeping them properly fed and comfortable in cold weather."

Description:

Helen Quick Bear, age 7, applies to enter Genoa for 3 years. Application mentions her father, Ernest Quick Bear, and mother, Emily Quick Bear, as both living. Application gives no additional information.

Identifier:

gdp-kc0032-0345

Citation:

Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Helen Quick Bear, 31 Aug. 1923; Folder: Genoa Indian School 1922-1923; Box 4; School Correspondence 1896-1925 Carlisle Indian School 1916-1919 -- Genoa Indian School, 1922-1923; Repository Identifier 6595673; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.


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