Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Ellen Tyon, 17 Aug. 1932 | 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:

Document gives reason for enrollment as "Because I do not live near a high school."

Description:

Ellen Tyon, age 16, applies to enter grade 10. Application mentions her father, Oliver Tyon, owns 320 acres of land and works as a farmer, and her mother, Lucy Tyon, owns 320 acres of land and works as a housewife. Application also lists Ellen’s skills and interests include business, home economics, nursing, school kitchen, operetta, and basketball.

Identifier:

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Citation:

Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Ellen Tyon, 17 Aug. 1932; Folder: Tyon, Ellen, Box 1153; Case Files of Pine Ridge Students Attending Genoa Indian School, ca. 1913 - ca. 1933; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, NAID 1154495; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.


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