The Impact of Native American Assimilation Policies
Words: 373 2015Whew, Native American assimilation policies really shook things up for indigenous communities across the United States. Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, these policies aimed to blend Native Americans into mainstream American life, but boy, did they leave a trail of devastation. They tried everything from forcing folks off their ancestral lands with the Indian Removal Act of 1830—cue the tragic Trail of Tears—to setting up Indian boarding schools. These boarding schools were meant to "civilize" Native American […]