Solving the Indian 'problem'

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  • Created on: 29-05-16 18:37
When was the Dawes Act and what did it entail?
1887 - Indian land broken into plots removing the power and need for chiefs
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How many boarding schools were built to 'culture' Indian children?
117
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How many day schools were built to 'culture' Indian children?
110
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What were Sioux banned from doing?
Leaving reservations to hunt buffalo, removing a fundamental part of their culture
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What were Indians banned from practising?
Their religion, re-educated with Christianity
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