LINGUIS R1B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: American Indian Boarding Schools, Alaska Natives, Acculturation
19 Jun 2017
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1769 -1836 spanish missions (reduccion); assimilation + loss of languages caused groups to lose federal recognition later on. Late 1700s russian merchants in the north; not so assimilated, still preserve language. Native americans from reservations to major cities - at the cost of their ) Different idea of education between native americans and westerners. W = change people to be like them. Na children taken away from tribes, put in institutions - lose their id. Na: who you are + your place in community based on relationships & respect. Formal education expected to learn how to read (in a new language) + religion. Na religion thought as backwards, w convert to christianity. Praying towns separate but near white place - make indians civilized by remove their native ways. Morris charity school / dartmouth college - training ministers. First na who wrote autobio in english; prove indians could be educated.
