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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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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner claims that student Albert Jones ran away from Genoa and was later returned to the school at his mother's insistence. Document also includes information on the student's parents, economic status and home life.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family and home life of Clara Young Bear, age 20.Tribe(s)
Sac and Fox
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the living conditions for Lydia Henry.Tribe(s)
Winnebago
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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.
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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 Fox
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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)
Sioux
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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 Fox
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the living conditions for Rose Henry.Tribe(s)
Winnebago
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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.
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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 Hamner
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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)
Sioux
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner discusses Hilda Iron Wing and addresses rumors of a potential runaway situation.