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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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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and Mortality, Education and CurriculumSummary
An unknown school Social Worker discusses school record, family information, and status on several children attending Genoa and their families.Digital Heritage
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family and home of Adam Sanache, age 18, including information on the status of the home and household income as well as that there two other Sanache children, Frances and Frank.Tribe(s)
Sac and FoxDigital Heritage
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family background of Katherine Jones, age 13, including information on her father, Albert, her mother, Cordelia, and her siblings.Tribe(s)
SiouxDigital Heritage
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the education and family life of Irene Young Bear, age 11. Mentions Irene used to attend Genoa but left when the lower grades were no longer offered.Tribe(s)
Sac and FoxDigital Heritage
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the living conditions for Rose Henry.Tribe(s)
WinnebagoDigital Heritage
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease and Mortality, Education and Curriculum, Labor, Training and OutingSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner discusses Albert Jones' history during the periods between October and November 1932. References his family history, family situation, and the status of enrollment at Genoa.Digital Heritage
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family and home life of Robert Waseskuk, age 22. Details include the names of all the Waseskuk children, if and where they are attending school, and general information on the parents.Tribe(s)
Sac and FoxPeople
Harry Waseskuk, Josie Waseskuk, Robert Waseskuk, Bertha, Belle, Elnor Ora, Ben, Helen, Billy, Sarah Dorothy, Louis, Lucile HamnerDigital Heritage
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family history of student Wallace Jones, age 19, including information on his father's employment and home life, his mother's economic status, and his siblings' health and education.Tribe(s)
SiouxDigital Heritage
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family history of Lucinda Little Bird, age 11, including information on her mother, Agnes, and her siblings.Digital Heritage
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner discusses Hilda Iron Wing and addresses rumors of a potential runaway situation.Digital Heritage
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family and home life of Belle Waseskuk, age 19. Details include the names of all the Waseskuk children, if and where they are attending school, and general information on the parents.Tribe(s)
Sac and FoxPeople
Harry Waseskuk, Josie Waseskuk, Belle Waseskuk, Robert, Bertha, Lucile Hamner, Elnor Ora, Ben, Helen, Billy, Sarah Dorothy, LoisDigital Heritage
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family history of Alexander Knudsen, including details on the reasons for his leaving Genoa, family size, his father's employment, siblings' health and education, and condition of the home.Tribe(s)
Ponca