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#Forced-Assimilation

Events indexed under #Forced-Assimilation — 3 entries in the record.

3 events From Mar 3, 1819 To Feb 8, 1887 Open in filter view →
DateEventLanesStatus
1887-02-08Dawes Allotment Act Destroys Tribal Land Ownership, Facilitating Loss of 90 Million Acres to White Settlers
Senator Henry L. Dawes · U.S. Congress · President Grover Cleveland · Bureau of Indian Affairs · +1
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1879-10-01Carlisle Indian Industrial School Opens With "Kill the Indian, Save the Man" Mission of Cultural Genocide
Lieutenant Richard Henry Pratt · U.S. government · U.S. War Department · Bureau of Indian Affairs
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1819-03-03Civilization Fund Act Authorizes Federal Funding for Indigenous Assimilation Schools, Laying Groundwork for Boarding School System
U.S. Congress · President James Monroe · Bureau of Indian Affairs · Religious missions · +2
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