Application for Enrollment at Genoa for William Drunkard, Jr., 1 Oct. 1919
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 boy's mother died recently and the father is unable to maintain a home to properly care for his children while attending public school."Description:
William Drunkard, Jr., age 14, applies to enter Genoa for 3 years. Application lists his father, William Drunkard, as living, and his mother, Red Leaf, as deceased.
Identifier:
gdp-ok0001-0088Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for William Drunkard, Jr., 1 Oct. 1919; Folder 5: Genoa Indian School, Box 671: Chilocco Indian School, Genoa Indian School, Hampton Institute, and Haskell; Series 8: Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation Records, 1860-1930; American Indian Archives Collection, Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division.