Letter from Herbert C. Calhoun to Mr. Decker, 4 Oct. 1934 | 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:

Regarding why Charles Mitchell cannot enroll in Genoa.

Description:

Letter notes that Charles Mitchell failed fourth grade and can hardly be a seventh grader and that an investigation will be launched. Letter also notes that he is in a "crippled condition" and should be placed in an institution.

Identifier:

gdp-kc0013-0013

Citation:

Letter from Herbert C. Calhoun to Mr. Decker, 4 Oct. 1934; Folder: Application 1931-34 Corres, Box 1; School Subject Correspondence, 1921-1935 (NAID 6094120); Office of Indian Affairs, Winnebago Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.


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