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Download full textSenese, Guy Blaise – 1981
Christian (1880-1900) and Progressive (1920-1940) reforms affected the U.S. government's attempt to acculturate and educate American Indians. Religious groups supported the Dawes Allotment Act (1887), which allotted parcels of land, previously tribally held, to individual Indians. This led to de-tribalization, loss of cultural identity, and loss…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Education, Boarding Schools, Culture Conflict
