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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, Education and Curriculum, Labor, Training, and OutingSummary
At age 23, Lloyd entered grade 12 for his fifth year enrolled at Genoa.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Education and Curriculum, Labor, Training, and OutingSummary
At age 20, Thelma entered grade 9 at Genoa after attending school elsewhere for four years.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Families, Education and Curriculum, Labor, Training, and OutingSummary
At age 14, Sidney entered grade 7 for his seventh year enrolled at Genoa.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Families, Education and CurriculumSummary
Document lists scores for Mollie Wounded Head for various subjects in grades 5 and 6, taken between 1931 and 1933.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Families, Education and CurriculumSummary
Document lists scores for Leona Vizenor in various subjects for grade 6, taken in 1927-28.Tribe(s)
Chippewa
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Families, Education and CurriculumSummary
Document lists Ellen Tyon's scores in grades 9 through 11 at Rapid City, Genoa, and Oglala Boarding School.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Families, Education and CurriculumSummary
Document lists scores for Benj. Wright in various subjects for grade 10, taken in 1931-32.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Families, Education and CurriculumSummary
Document lists scores for Marcella Vizenor in various subjects for grade 5, taken in 1927-28.Tribe(s)
Chippewa
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Families, Education and CurriculumSummary
Document lists Ella Tyon's scores in grade 10, taken in 1932-33.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Families, Education and Curriculum, Leaving GenoaSummary
Document lists scores for Nellie Yankton in various subjects for grade 5, taken in 1930-31. A note at the bottom indicates that Nellie "returned home Sept. 17, 1931."Tribe(s)
Sioux
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FamiliesSummary
Document lists basic information about Marcella Vizenor and a partial attendance record for grade 5, taken in 1927-28.Tribe(s)
Chippewa
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Families, Education and CurriculumSummary
Document lists Josephine Van Wert's scores in grades 5 and 6, taken between 1927 and 1929.