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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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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as, "This child lives 5 miles from a school teaching the grade she is in. Parents are citizen Indians."Tribe(s)
Ponca (Northern Ponca)
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives no reason for enrollment.Tribe(s)
Cheyenne (Northern Cheyenne)
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Education and Curriculum, FamiliesSummary
Document lists Sidney Bird's scores in grades 1 through 5, taken between c. 1926 and 1930.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as, "1 1/2 mile from grade school which she has completed and five miles from Verdel high school which is too far."Tribe(s)
Blackfeet (Blackfoot)
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as, "High School is too far to walk."Tribe(s)
Blackfeet (Blackfoot)
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Families, Health, Disease, and Mortality, School OperationsSummary
Regarding the health status of a student named Ellen who is cared for by Mrs. Make Shine.Tribe(s)
Blackfeet (Blackfoot)
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Coming to Genoa, Education and Curriculum, Families, Labor, Training, and OutingSummary
At age 16, Eleanor entered grade 9 at Genoa after attending school elsewhere for nine years.Tribe(s)
Arapaho (Arapahoe)
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Education and Curriculum, Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document lists grades for Sarah Collins in vocational division.Tribe(s)
Arapaho (Arapahoe)
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Education and Curriculum, Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document lists grades for Jared Smoke in years 1 through 3 of vocational division.Tribe(s)
Arapaho (Arapahoe)
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Education and Curriculum, Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document lists scores for Rena Redman in grade 6 of prevocational division and years 1 and 2 of vocational division.Tribe(s)
Arapaho (Arapahoe)
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Education and Curriculum, Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document lists Birdie Wolfrang's scores in various subjects for 6th grade in prevocational division and years 1 and 2 in vocational division.Tribe(s)
Arapaho (Arapahoe)
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Education and Curriculum, Families, Labor, Training, and OutingSummary
At age 15, Emily entered grade 7 for her third year enrolled at Genoa.Tribe(s)
Arapaho (Arapahoe)