Summer 2018 Generator
In the summer of 1945, a national artistic rivalry was building in rural Nebraska. Learn about the feud between artists Terence Duren and Dale Nichols in this issue. The magazine also gives an insight into the Genoa Indian School that once held almost 600 students.
In the summer of 1945, a national artistic rivalry was building in rural Nebraska. Learn about the feud between artists Terence Duren and Dale Nichols in this issue. The magazine also gives an insight into the Genoa Indian School that once held almost 600 students.
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Right: The walls of the Genoa Indian School<br />
museum still bear murals painted by the<br />
students who attended the school. The murals<br />
were used as patterns to create harnesses and<br />
bridles that were sold for the school.<br />
Below: Students make bridles and harnesses.<br />
Bottom: Students in their dorm room.<br />
LEARN MORE:<br />
• Sidney Byrd began attending the Genoa<br />
Indian School at age 6. He became a<br />
Presbyterian minister and was active in Dr.<br />
Martin Luther King’s civil rights movement in<br />
the 1960s.<br />
The Wo Lakota YouTube channel has several<br />
interviews with Byrd about his experiences<br />
at the Genoa School. ”No one to say<br />
goodnight or tuck you in,” he said. “Just four<br />
empty walls. You could hear the whimpering<br />
of the little boys lonely for their homes.”<br />
Watch: bit.ly/SidByrd<br />
PLAN YOUR VISIT:<br />
GENOA INDIAN SCHOOL MUSEUM<br />
402 Willard Ave, Genoa<br />
• White Man’s Way is a Nebraska Educational<br />
Television film from 1986. The film includes<br />
interviews with former students and<br />
historians.<br />
Watch: bit.ly/WhiteMansWay<br />
HOURS: Thursday through Monday from 1–5 p.m.<br />
from Memorial Day to Labor Day.<br />
ADMISSION: Free. Donations accepted.<br />
Also open throughout the year by appointment.<br />
Contact Alyce Tejral at 402 993-6036<br />
or Jerry and Nancy Carlson at 402-993-6055.<br />
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