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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-dc0024-0033-001
Topic
Families, Leaving Genoa
Summary
Regarding students returning home early to assist with farm work.
gdp-dc0024-0034-001
Topic
Families, Leaving Genoa
Summary
Regarding vouchers for families to pick up students from school
gdp-dc0024-0035-001
Topic
Families, Leaving Genoa
Summary
Regarding reimbursement of parents who pick up students from school.
gdp-dc0024-0026-001
Topic
Families, Leaving Genoa
Summary
Regarding students returning home early to assist with farm work.
gdp-ok0001-0034-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and Mortality
Summary
Document gives no reason for enrollment, but notes that the application was "changed on acc't of abolishment of Carlisle."
Tribe(s)
Arapaho
gdp-ok0001-0039-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and Mortality
Summary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Parents unable to provide for her care in attendance at public school. School two miles distant from home."
Tribe(s)
Cheyenne, Arapaho
gdp-ok0001-0041-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and Mortality
Summary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Parents unable to properly provide for continuation in public school. School two miles from home."
Tribe(s)
Cheyenne, Arapaho
gdp-ok0001-0044-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and Mortality
Summary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Parents are not financially able to continue Martha in public school. She has learned little in the way of domestic matters."
Tribe(s)
Cheyenne
gdp-ok0001-0047-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families
Summary
Document gives no reason for enrollment.
Tribe(s)
Cheyenne
gdp-ok0001-0006-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and Mortality
Summary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Not convenient to public school. State laws permit enrollment of Indians in public school."
Tribe(s)
Cheyenne
gdp-ok0001-0048-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families
Summary
Document gives no reason for enrollment.
Tribe(s)
Cheyenne
gdp-ok0001-0007-001
Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and Mortality
Tribe(s)
Cheyenne, Arapaho