Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Inez Swallow, 5 Sept. 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 "To continue my education."Description:
Inez Swallow, age 14, applies to enter grade 10. Application mentions her father, Antoine Swallow, works as a farmer, and her mother, Etta Swallow, owns 320 acres of land and works as a housekeeper. Application also lists Inez’ skills and interests include home economics, nursing, normal training, and gymnasium.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0002-0147Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Inez Swallow, 5 Sept. 1931; Folder: Swallow, Inez, 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.