Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Russell Bullard, 17 Sept. 1917
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 "The pupil prefers the course of study presented in Indian schools."Description:
Russell Roy Bullard, age 13, applies to enter Genoa for 3 years. Application mentions his father, named only as Bullard, is deceased, and his mother, Josie Bullard, is living.
Identifier:
gdp-de0001-0028Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Russell Bullard, 17 Sept. 1917; Bullard, Russell R., 1; Entry 73, Student Case Records of the Genoa Boarding School, 1917-1933 (NAID 1557277); Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wind River Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Denver.