Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Nellie Yankton, 20 July 1930
Summary:
Document gives reason for enrollment as "The girls lives six miles of a school which is too far for her to attend. I recommend that she be permitted to enroll at Genoa."Description:
Nellie Yankton, age 15, applies to enter grade 5. Application mentions her father, James Yankton, owns 160 acres of land and works in farming, and her mother, Winnie Yankton, owns 160 acres of land and works as a housekeeper. Application also lists Nellie’s skills and interests include home economics and nursing.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0002-0241Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Nellie Yankton, 20 July 1930; Folder: Yankton, Nellie 1930-1931, Box 1153; Case Files of Pine Ridge Students Attending Genoa Indian School, ca. 1913 - ca. 1933; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, NAID 1154495; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.