Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Mary Hensley, 5 Aug. 1932
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 no reason for enrollment.Description:
Mary Hensley, age 15, applies to enter grade 8. Application also lists Mary’s skills and interests include home economics, mechanical drawing, and normal training.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0013-0055Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Mary Hensley, 5 Aug. 1932; Folder: Applications 1932, Box 1, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Winnebago Agency. School Subject Correspondence, 1921-1935; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, NAID 6094120; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.