Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Martha Wolf, 16 Aug. 1918
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 "Parents are not financially able to continue Martha in public school. She has learned little in the way of domestic matters."Description:
Martha Wolf, age 16, applies to enter Genoa for 3 years. Application lists her father, Bob Tailed Wolf, as deceased, and her mother, Eating Bull, as living. A copy of this application probably was enclosed with the related letter of 17 Aug. 1918.
Identifier:
gdp-ok0001-0044Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Martha Wolf, 16 Aug. 1918; Folder 5: Genoa Indian School, Box 671: Chilocco Indian School, Genoa Indian School, Hampton Institute, and Haskell; Series 8: Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation Records, 1860-1930; American Indian Archives Collection, Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division.Related Content:
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Coming to GenoaSummary
Regarding an application for an incoming student and transportation to Genoa.