Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Jessie Abdella, 14 July 1928
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 family lives about one mile from a public school where this boy is permitted to attend."Description:
Jessie Abdella, age 16, applies to enter Genoa. Application lists his Jesse Abdella and mother, Minnie Abdella, as both living.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0036-0163Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Jessie Abdella, 14 July 1928; Folder: Genoa 1928; 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.