Letter from Sam B. Davis to J. J. Duncan, 25 Aug. 1913
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.
Summary:
Regarding the transportation expenses for out-of-state students coming to Genoa Indian School.Description:
Letter shows confusion on whether or not parents would pay for all expenses if students go to a school in a different state.
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gdp-kc0003-0005Citation:
Letter from Sam B. Davis to J. J. Duncan, 25 Aug. 1913; Folder: Various Off Reservation Schools Sept. 7, 1911 - Dec. 27, 1914, Box 1149; Series 195: Descriptive Statements of Children Sent to School Off the Reservation, 9/23/1879 —8/16/1887 (NAID 1154489); Office of Indian Affairs, Pine Ridge Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.