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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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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker D. Current reports on the family of Kenneth Decora, age 20, and comments on his upbringing.Tribe(s)
Winnebago
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FamiliesSummary
An unknown school Social Worker reports on the family and home life of Josephine Stabler, age 11. Report claims the family wants the children to attend school.Tribe(s)
Omaha
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Health, Disease, and MortalitySummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports Rosalie Crawford went home when the school's lower school grades were abolished.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family of Dewey Roberts, age 12, a former student at Genoa. Hamner details the reasons for his leaving Genoa, and family life and living conditions.Tribe(s)
Sac and Fox
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the education and family of Adam Sitting Crow, age 12.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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Coming to Genoa, FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family of Mary Hensley, age 15. Details provided include information on her mother and her siblingsTribe(s)
Winnebago
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Coming to Genoa, Families, Health, Disease, and Mortality, Education and Curriculum, Labor, Training, and OutingSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner discusses Albert Jones' history during the periods between October and November 1932. References his family history, family situation, and the status of enrollment at Genoa.
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family and home life of Verlie White, age 18, including information on the family's economic status, the mother's life and marital status, and information on other White children.Tribe(s)
Winnebago
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family background of Katherine Jones, age 13, including information on her father, Albert, her mother, Cordelia, and her siblings.Tribe(s)
Sioux
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the family and home life of Clara Young Bear, age 20.Tribe(s)
Sac and Fox
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner reports on the living conditions for Lydia Henry.Tribe(s)
Winnebago
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FamiliesSummary
School Social Worker Lucile Hamner discusses Hilda Iron Wing and addresses rumors of a potential runaway situation.