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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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Digital Heritage
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Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "I am living too far from Day School and far from any public school, or nearest school."Tribe(s)
Oglala Sioux
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Topic
Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "This boy is an orphan and no close relatives wants to attend school."Tribe(s)
Oglala Sioux
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Topic
Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Because I am an Indian," and "I recommend the enrollment because this boy has artistic ability, and I believe he could take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Santa Fe Indian School."Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "I recommend this boy be accepted for enrollment."Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Topic
Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document lists reason for enrollment as "I live 30 miles from a high school and cannot go any other way."Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Topic
Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "For the same purpose that other children were enrolled"Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Topic
Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Because I am an Indian," and "I recommend the enrollment because this boy has artistic ability, and I believe he could take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Santa Fe Indian School."Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "This child is an orphan and stays with an aunt who lives a long distance from public school, and it is impossible for him to attend there."Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "I do not like to go the Oglala Boarding school. I would like a change."Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Parents dead, no home."Tribe(s)
Oglala Sioux
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Topic
Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "This boy has no home and lives with relatives frist on Pine Ridge and then on Rosebud Reservations. Parents both dead."Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "The boy has no home, but lives with relatives. I would recommend he enter a non reservation school to complete his education."Tribe(s)
Oglala Sioux