Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Wilbur J. Swallow, 17 Aug. 1929
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 "Do not have the funds to go away to some public high school."Description:
Wilbur J. Swallow, age 18, applies to enter grade 9. Application mentions his father, William Swallow, owns 640 acres of land and works as a farmer, and his mother, Helen Swallow, works as a housewife. Application also lists Wilbur’s skills and interests include auto mechanics, business, and carpentry.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0002-0152Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Wilbur J. Swallow, 17 Aug. 1929; Folder: Swallow, Wilbur 1929-1930, 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.