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Laura C. Kellogg on Indian Education (1913) - American Yawp The United States used education to culturally assimilate Native Americans Laura Cornelius Kellogg, an Oneida author, performer, and activist who helped found the Society of American Indians (SAI) in 1913, criticized the cultural chauvinism of American policy
The U. S. History of Native American Boarding Schools Dive deep into the history of Native American Boarding Schools and the U S government's attempts to assimilate Indigenous youth Understand the impact, challenges, and the legacy of these policies on Native American communities
The U. S. history of Native American Boarding Schools Native American Boarding Schools (also known as Indian Boarding Schools) were established by the U S government in the late 19th century as an effort to assimilate Indigenous youth into mainstream American culture through education
Chapter 3: Boarding Schools | Native Words, Native Warriors Indian boarding schools were founded to eliminate traditional American Indian ways of life and replace them with mainstream American culture The first boarding schools were set up starting in the mid-nineteenth century either by the government or Christian missionaries
Native American Boarding Schools - Library of Congress Native American boarding schools of the period transported children far from their families, forced them to cut their hair, and punished them for using non-English names and languages Most were run with military-like schedules and discipline, and emphasized farming and other manual skills
Tracing the Shadows of Assimilation | The History of Native American . . . As the 19th century waned and the 20th century dawned, the boarding school system for Native American children burgeoned into a far-reaching web The tendrils of this system stretched from sea to shining sea, with peak enrollment numbers cresting in the 1920s and 1930s
Native American Boarding Schools: A Historical Timeline Throughout the timeline of Native American boarding schools, several key themes emerge First and foremost, the goal of these schools was to assimilate Native American children into mainstream American society, stripping them of their language, culture, and traditions