The boarding school experience for Indian children began in 1860 when the Bureau of Indian Affairs established the first Indian boarding school, designed to “assimilate” Indian tribes into the mainstream of the “American way of life.” Native Americans would be taught the important components of American culture, including an understanding of private property, material wealth and monogamous nuclear families. By “civilizing” Native Americans, reformers thought they were eliminating the problem of the tribes, without having to eradicate the Native Americans. In this discussion, explain the boarding school system as you understand it. Was it successful in “assimilating” Native Americans? What were the unintended consequences? What is the modern legacy of these boarding schools?
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1. The boarding school experience for Indian children began in
1860 when the Bureau of Indian Affairs established the first
Indian boarding school, designed to “assimilate” Indian tribes
into the mainstream of the “American way of life.” Native
Americans would be taught the important components of
American culture, including an understanding of private
property, material wealth and monogamous nuclear families. By
“civilizing” Native Americans, reformers thought they were
eliminating the problem of the tribes, without having to
eradicate the Native Americans. In this discussion, explain the
boarding school system as you understand it. Was it successful
in “assimilating” Native Americans? What were the unintended
consequences? What is the modern legacy of these boarding
schools?
To receive full credit for this assignment your post must:
Address the questions asked in the paragraph above in at least a
300-word post and cite all outside sources appropriately
In your initial post, include at least one interesting question the
readings raised for you
