Native american assimilation
Published on Nov 18, 2015
AP United States History project
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American policies shattered the Native culture through the removal of their homes and the destruction of their livelihoods and way of life.
Photo by Boston Public Library
Loss of Tribal land
Robert Lindneux: The Trail of Tears, painted in 1942
The early founders of the American nation believed that assimilation for the Indian was possible and necessary
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Boarding Schools
destruction of traditional Indian cultural identities
“civilization fund” (3 U. S. Stat. 516) to encourage native mission education. Mission instruction sought to teach American Indian children “the English language, the principles of the Christian religion, and the arts of civilized life,”
Alterations to tribal life
Poverty
Gang Affiliation
Substance abuse: Annual Averages of 1999, 2000, and 2001
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Revival
Photo by Grand Canyon NPS
