Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Jack Spoonhunter, Sept. 1929
Summary:
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Lives within half mile of public school. Feels that white parents object to his enrollment account being an Indian. If forced to attend public school, will probably result in his attending no school at all."Description:
Jack Spoonhunter, age 19, applies to enter Genoa for 4 years. Application mentions his father, Roy Spoonhunter, is alive, and his mother, Angeline Spoonhunter, is deceased.
Identifier:
gdp-de0001-0166Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Jack Spoonhunter, Sept. 1929; 806.2 Application Blanks, Genoa Indians, Vacation Requests and Transportation Requests, 227; Entry 8, Wind River Agency, General Correspondence Files 1890-1960, 806.1-806.2 (NAID 571199); Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wind River Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Denver.