Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Moses Hensley, 2 Sept. 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 reason for enrollment as "To take Vocational training."Description:
Moses Hensley, age 21, applies to enter grade 12. Application mentions his father, Albert Hensley, who owns 120 acres of land and works in farming, and his mother, Martha Hensley, who works in farming. Application also lists Moses’ skills and interests include agriculture, auto mechanics, and carpentry.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0013-0078Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Moses Hensley, 2 Sept. 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.