Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Cornelius Wounded Foot, 25 Sept. 1932
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:
Document gives reason for enrollment as, "This boy has no home and should continue his education."Description:
Cornelius Wounded Foot, age 19, applies to enter Genoa. Application lists his father, Joe Wounded Foot, and mother, Alice Wounded Foot, both as deceased. His interests include carpentry and painting.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0002-0341Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Cornelius Wounded Foot, 25 Sept. 1932; Folder: Wounded Foot, Cornelius, 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.