Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Irwin Arrow, 22 Oct. 1927
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, "This child lives about 3/4 miles from a public school where it is permitted to attend. The grandmother is taking care of him at the present time but is not financially able to give him proper care."Description:
Irwin Arrow, age 7, applies to enter Genoa. Application mentions his father, Luther Arrow as living and mother, Julia Necklace Arrow as deceased. Student is enrolled by his grandmother, Mrs. Anna Arrow.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0036-0042Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Irwin Arrow, 22 Oct. 1927; Folder: Genoa 1927; Box 2; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Rosebud Agency. Yankton Sub-Agency. School Correspondence, 1926-34. Flandreau (1931-1932) – Lawrence (1926-1927); Repository identifier 7388923; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.