Letter from Sam B. Davis to Claud C. Covey, 6 Aug. 1918
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:
In regards to parent wanting her son to transfer to another school after his cousin, died at Genoa in an accident.Description:
Sam B. Davis states he wants the student to return to Genoa, that no death by accident should deter students from returning to school.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0032-0075Citation:
Letter from Sam B. Davis to Claud C. Covey, 6 Aug. 1918; Folder: Genoa Indian School 1918-1919, Box 4; Series 82: School Correspondence, 1896-1925 (NAID 6595673); Office of Indian Affairs, Rosebud Agency; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.