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Dawes Act of 1887 - Coggle Diagram
Dawes Act of 1887
Also known as The General Allotment Act
Used to separate Native families and break up tribes
Dividing Native lands into sections
Heads of the family are given 160 acres
Many families were separated by hundreds of miles
Unable to gather for normal ceremonies
The connection that Native families had was destroyed
Taught Natives about individualism
Was meant to teach Natives about farming and owning land
BUT enforced the idea that the Natives were depended on the government
Pratt started Carlisle Industrial Indian School
Forced assimilation: Taking kids from parents
Parents threatened by rations limited and jail time
Not allowed to visit parents during the summer
Kids are abused when speaking their language.
English Only
Day schools and boarding schools
On and off the reservation
Some schools allowed older students to speak their native language to younger students, to help them understand English
A lot of missionary teachers saw the advantages of knowing the Native Language to teach English
"main purpose of educating them is to enable them to read, write, and speak the English language and to transact business with English speaking people"
Commissioner F.D.C Atkins
Annual report of 1887: argued for the exclusive use of English in all Indian Schools
"Indians acquire the English language as rapidly as possible "