Indian Boarding Schools: Tools of Assimilation
Dr. Amanda Cobb-Greetham, Director of Native American Studies, University of OklahomaDr. Amanda Cobb-Greetham describes how the U.S. government essentially re-programmed Native American children by placing them in boarding schools, in essence completely separating them from their tribal language and culture. Removing the children from their home communities essentially separated them from their heritage.
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