Letter from Charles H. Burke to Sam B. Davis, 15 Nov. 1924 | Genoa Indian School Digital Reconciliation Project

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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Summary:

Regarding the refusal of paying for pupil labor on gymnasium construction work.

Description:

This letter describes the act of paying pupils for labor as "wrong in principle." Including details as to why the service should be required during the school year. This letter references a letter from October 23rd. (gdp-dc0016-0149)

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gdp-dc0016-0148

Citation:

Letter from Charles H. Burke to Sam B. Davis, 15 Nov. 1924; Folder: 78706-1924-410, Box 16; Central Classified Files, 1907–1939 (NAID 300324); Office of Indian Affairs; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration-Washington, DC.