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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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Digital Heritage
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "To study a trade."Tribe(s)
Sioux
Digital Heritage
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Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Because I am an Indian," and "I recommend the enrollment because this boy has artistic ability, and I believe he could take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Santa Fe Indian School."Tribe(s)
Sioux
Digital Heritage
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "I recommend this boy be accepted for enrollment."Tribe(s)
Sioux
Digital Heritage
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Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document lists reason for enrollment as "I live 30 miles from a high school and cannot go any other way."Tribe(s)
Sioux
Digital Heritage
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Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "For the same purpose that other children were enrolled"Tribe(s)
Sioux
Digital Heritage
Topic
Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Because I am an Indian," and "I recommend the enrollment because this boy has artistic ability, and I believe he could take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Santa Fe Indian School."Tribe(s)
Sioux
Digital Heritage
Topic
Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "To get benefit of board and learning."Tribe(s)
Sioux
Digital Heritage
Topic
Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "This pupil lives too far from a public high school."Tribe(s)
Sioux
Digital Heritage
Topic
Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "This pupil lives too far from a public high school."Tribe(s)
Sioux
Digital Heritage
Topic
Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "This is an orphan child and should be in school away from Indian reservation where she will be given good education and proper care."Tribe(s)
Sioux
Digital Heritage
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives no reason for enrollment.Tribe(s)
Sioux
Digital Heritage
Topic
Families, Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
Document gives reason for enrollment as "I was never enrolled in an Indian government school."Tribe(s)
Sioux