Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Vetal Romero, 8 Aug. 1927
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 "Parents dead, no home."Description:
Vetal Romero, age 12, applies to enter Genoa. Application mentions father, Manuel Romero, and mother, Florence Romero, both deceased.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0002-0098Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Vetal Romero, 8 Aug. 1927; Folder: Romero, Vetal, 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.