Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Jared Smoke, 13 Sept. 1917
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 "Pupil does not live within reach of public school."Description:
Jared Smoke applies to enter Genoa for 3 years. Application mentions his father, John Sanborn, and his mother, Jennie Sanborn, are both deceased.
Identifier:
gdp-de0001-0063Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Jared Smoke, 13 Sept. 1917; Smoke, Jared, 1; Entry 73, Student Case Records of the Genoa Boarding School, 1917-1933 (NAID 1557277); Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wind River Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Denver.