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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, Leaving GenoaSummary
Regarding the enclosed letter, a vacation application, and the unknown whereabouts of the mother of the student who wrote the letter.
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Families, Leaving GenoaSummary
Regarding Fern Vivier's request for a summer vacation.
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Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Regarding the request for a guardian's permission to remove a student's tonsils.
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Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
Regarding the request for a guardian's permission to remove a student's tonsils.
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Coming to Genoa, FamiliesSummary
Regarding enclosed enrollment blanks for two students and the recommendation that they be accepted to and enrolled in Genoa.
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FamiliesSummary
Regarding the enclosed letter from Alex White Man's father.
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family and conduct of Edith Waseskuk, age 17. Hamner writes that Edith's parents are dead and that this has caused problems with relatives and with her education.Tribe(s)
Sac and Fox
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family and home life of Rose Powers.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family and home life of Ella Davenport, age 13. Hamner states that the Davenport family is well regarded by the agency and that the home is "most attractive."Tribe(s)
Sac and Fox
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and MortalitySummary
School Social Worker D. Current reports on the family of Rueben Clay, age 16. Current mentions that Rueben is an orphan and that he lives with his cousin. He also has an older sister, Lillie, and a younger brother, Levi.Tribe(s)
Winnebago
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family and conduct of Ben Waseskuk, age 15. Hamner provides information on the size of the Waseskuk family, children's education, and the condition of the home.Tribe(s)
Sac and FoxPeople
Harry Waseskuk, Josie Waseskuk, Ben Waseskuk, Robert, Bertha, Belle, Elnor Ora, Helen, Billy, Sarah Dorothy, Louis, Lucile Hamner
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family, home, and home activities of Orville White Eagle, age 12.Tribe(s)
Winnebago