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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. 

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gdp-kc0036-0018-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and Mortality
Summary
Document gives reason for enrollment as, "This child lives one mile from a public school and the state laws permit it to attend. The home life is not good."
gdp-kc0036-0069-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and Mortality
Summary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "This child lives within reach of a public school and is permitted to attend. The home environment is bad. Wards. of the government."
Tribe(s)
Santee Sioux
gdp-kc0036-0042-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and Mortality
Summary
Document gives reason for enrollment as, "This child lives about 3/4 miles from a public school where it is permitted to attend. The grandmother is taking care of him at the present time but is not financially able to give him proper care."
gdp-kc0036-0059-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and Mortality
Summary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Family have no lands and live with an aged grandfather who is helpless and blind. Home conditions are poor. Public school 2 1/2 miles."
Tribe(s)
Ponca
gdp-kc0037-0006-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa
Summary
Regarding Luke Moccasin Face's acceptance into the school.
gdp-kc0036-0043-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, School Operations
Summary
Regarding a future acceptance and enrollment for the brothers, they were both too young at the time of applications.
gdp-kc0037-0007-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families
Summary
Regarding Mary Laden's absence when it was time for her to make the trip to Genoa on 6 Sept. 1916.
gdp-kc0036-0044-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Health, Disease and Mortality
Summary
Regarding the acceptance of a new student and his arrival.
gdp-kc0036-0049-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa
Summary
Regarding communication about the approval of students possibly coming to Genoa.
gdp-kc0036-0087-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, School Operations
Summary
Regarding the enrollment process for children from the Boyd family.
gdp-kc0036-0128-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa
Summary
Regarding the enrollment of pupils.