Date of Award
11-28-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Mark R. Ellis
Committee Members
Douglas Biggs, Vernon Volpe, Brenden Rensink
Keywords
Indians of North America--Education, Off-reservation boarding schools, Nebraska, Indian Industrial School at Genoa, Genoa Indian School
Abstract
In 1884, the Genoa Industrial Indian School became part of the government's off-reservation Indian boarding school system. The students who attended Genoa throughout the course of her fifty years came from many different tribes and brought with them a variety of backgrounds. Each student experienced Genoa in his or her own way. Individual experiences were influenced by their time of arrival; the policies and procedures in place in Washington and locally, as well as the administration in charge. For some students, their years at Genoa were positive; but for many others, loneliness, sorrow, abuse, or anger left a resounding negative impact. Because of this, Genoa's legacy is a mixed legacy, neither all good nor all bad, to all people. Often it was a mixed shade of gray. This paper, then, gives voice to the students to share their stories.
Recommended Citation
Frear, Shelley R., "The Genoa Indian School: A Mixed Legacy; 50 Years of Transformation, Survival, and Hope in a United States Government Indian Boarding School on the Nebraska Plains" (2012). History Theses, Dissertations, and Student Creative Activity. 43.
https://openspaces.unk.edu/hist-etd/43