Letter from Sam B. Davis to R. E. L. Daniel, 25 Oct. 1927
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:
In regards to turning down two male siblings for enrollment because they are both too young.Description:
Letter also mentions an older female student being sent home.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0036-0041Citation:
Letter from Sam B. Davis to R. E. L. Daniel, 25 Oct. 1927; Folder: Genoa 1927, Box 2; Series 5: School Correspondence, 1926-1934 (NAID 7388923); Office of Indian Affairs, Rosebud Agency, Yankton Sub-Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.