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I know a bit about them but nothing in depth. I know that they happened and that the Native Americans weren't happy about it becasue it was erasing their cultures against their will.

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The United States Government had forced many native people off their land and forced them into schools that in a way washed them of their culture

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They were designed to move Native Americans from their homelands and train them to the traditional American values.

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I really don't know much about the Indian Boarding Schools in the U.S

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to me, it means that the person making this statement became out of touch with their culture and purpose as a result. Spirit means a very impactful way of feeling and being.

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Her culture, beliefs, traditions, etc. was taken away from her.

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Her braids were apart of her, when they were cut off she lost a bit of herself, a bit of her culture, and heart

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I think when she says spirit I think she means her soul/or will. I feel spirit is is a powerful word and to lose that it means something.

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Like animals, her people were rounded up and controlled by a power that felt more superior

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She lost who she was. The word spirit shows that she lost who she was and how she thought about herself.

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She lost who she was. The word spirit shows that she lost who she was and how she thought about herself.

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the hairstyle represented the culture that had taken over hers and she rightfully was upset.

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She was being controlled by the government power. She is feeling overpowered.

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She used the simile to show how the cutting of her hair made her feel; upset. She is feeling upset because they took away part of her culture.

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When she used this simile, I think she felt embarrassed to not be wearing her braids

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She felt uncomfortable and embarrassed that her hair was being cut off.

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She was feeling controlled by someone other than herself or her own culture for once.

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She chose this metaphor to show how upset she was about her and the other Native Americans being taken away and taking their cultures away

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She chose this metaphor to show how upset she was about her and the other Native Americans being taken away and taking their cultures away