Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Orville White Eagle, c. 1931
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:
Orville White Eagle, age 11, applies to enter grade 6. Application mentions his father, Floyd White Eagle, and his mother, Grace Gracaolf.Orville White Eagle, age 11, applies to enter grade 6. Application mentions his father, Floyd White Eagle, and his mother, Grace Gracaolf.
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gdp-kc0013-0104Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Orville White Eagle, c. 1931; 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.