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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 for Victor contains very little information, but notes he attended school in Walthill, Nebraska in addition to Genoa.Tribe(s)
OmahaPeople
Victor Fontenelle
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Families, Labor, Training and Outing, Leaving GenoaSummary
Form states Lucy only attended lower grades, received training at Genoa as a housekeeper, and has three children attending Genoa.Tribe(s)
OmahaPeople
Lucy Saunsoci Black
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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 GenoaPeople
Martin Brady, Ernest V. Shayler, Ellsworth Thomas Wahweotten, Minerva Mary Delgadillo, Samuel Frederick Lapointe, Winifred Myrtle Peniska, Ralph Carson Bordeaux, LeVerne David Sherman, Elaine Eldine Rivers, Thomas Carson Walker, Naomi Leona McGuire, Richard Frenchman, Alice Marie Wolfe, Laura Mae Jones, Steven Lee Roy, Harry M. Smith, Sam B. Davis
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Coming to Genoa, Health, Disease and Mortality, Leaving Genoa, School OperationsSummary
Document provides an overview of the number of children enrolled at Genoa, the number of children confined in the school hospital that month, a list of "deserters," and some information on holidays celebrated at the school.
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Coming to Genoa, Health, Disease and Mortality, Leaving Genoa, School OperationsSummary
Document provides an overview of the number of children enrolled at Genoa and the number of children confined in the school hospital that month "due to bad colds in nearly all cases."
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Coming to Genoa, Health, Disease and Mortality, Leaving Genoa, School OperationsSummary
Document provides statistics on the number of children enrolled at Genoa and children hospitalized, plus notes two children returned home due to illness.