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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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Leaving GenoaSummary
Form notes Bertha attended three schools, including Genoa.Tribe(s)
OmahaPeople
Bertha Grace Meyers
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Labor, Training, and Outing, Leaving GenoaSummary
Form states Mary owns 80 acres of land and "supports herself by her own efforts" in both house keeping and poultry-raising.Tribe(s)
OmahaPeople
Mary Pearl Hanika
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Leaving GenoaSummary
Form notes Nettie attended school in Walthill, Nebraska in addition to Genoa, including at least some high school.Tribe(s)
OmahaPeople
Nettie Fontenelle
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Families, Health, Disease, and Mortality, Labor, Training, and Outing, Leaving GenoaSummary
Form states William attended Genoa for about a year, is working in farming for his father, and did not attend school longer because he "has always been sickly."Tribe(s)
Omaha
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Leaving GenoaSummary
Form for Jennie contains very little information.Tribe(s)
OmahaPeople
Jennie Black
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Labor, Training, and Outing, Leaving GenoaSummary
Form states Andrew attended Haskell as well as Genoa, owns 80 acres of land, and farms Henry Milton's land in exchange for half of the crop.Tribe(s)
Omaha
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Leaving GenoaSummary
Form notes Logan is still attending the lower grades at Genoa and previously attended a day school in Decatur, Nebraska.Tribe(s)
OmahaPeople
Logan Fontenelle
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Families, Leaving GenoaSummary
Form states Lizzie attended Genoa for two years, is a housewife, has five children (including one at Genoa), and that she and her husband earn $600 per year farming 80 acres of Lizzie's land.Tribe(s)
OmahaPeople
Lizzie Cook Blackbird
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Labor, Training, and Outing, Leaving GenoaSummary
Form notes Leta received training in teaching and works as a teacher in Mountain View, Missouri.Tribe(s)
OmahaPeople
Leta Von F. Meyers
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Leaving GenoaSummary
Form for George contains very little information, but notes he has been attending school at Genoa for the last three years.Tribe(s)
OmahaPeople
George Hallowell
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Leaving GenoaSummary
Form notes four schools Annie attended and that she rents land in addition to owning 80 acres.Tribe(s)
OmahaPeople
Annie Blackbird