Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Theresa W. Plume, Sept. 1925
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 "Public schools impracticable for child to attend."Description:
Theresa W. Plume, age 14, applies to enter Genoa for 3 years. Application mentions her father, Ralph W. Plume, is living and her mother, Alice W. Plume, is deceased.
Identifier:
gdp-de0001-0173Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Theresa W. Plume, Sept. 1925; 806.2 Application Blanks, Genoa Indians, Vacation Requests and Transportation Requests, 227; Entry 8, Wind River Agency, General Correspondence Files 1890-1960, 806.1-806.2 (NAID 571199); Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wind River Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Denver.