Native American Timeline by Thaddeus Williams

Mission Schools for Native Americans, 1832

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In 1819 the Indian Civilization Act was passed to allow missionaries to teach Native Americans.Mission Schools changed Native Americans, helping them become a “civilized” population.

Indian Reservation Schools, 1860

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Indian reservation schools were schools that were made on Native American lands in America that were given by America as reparations. These schools run on their own system which is run by Native Americans.

Progressive education and the Indian New Deal, 1934

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Children learned through their own cultural values. Native children had been sent to unlearn their traditional ways. The teachers were taught to be sensitive to Indian culture

Government Schools, April 1865

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3 of 25 Indian Reservation Schools were run by the US government, the US government owned these schools and their plan was to stamp out all vestiges of Native American cultural practices and replace them with white tradition

Tribal Colleges 1968

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Native people saw these schools as opportunities to get skills. Native students who transfer to a four-year university from a tribal college are more likely to earn a degree,

Assimilation, 1920

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In 1920, there was an effort from the US Government to “assimilate” Native Americans into American and European culture, Assimilation in Native American context refers to policies and practices aimed at eradicating indigenous cultures, languages, and identities in favor of adopting Euro-american norms and values

Survival schools 1972

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A type of course or instruction that prepares participants to survive in the wilderness. They helped Indian youth and their families to reclaim their cultural identities and build a distinctive Native community.

Language Revitalization Act 2006

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To improve integrity for purposes of supporting revitalization, maintenance, and use of Native languages. Protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice, and develop Native language

Brown vs. Board of Education 1954

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Affect on segregation amid separate and equal, restructure of Native American education. The Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional.

CHARLES EASTMAN/OHIYESA 1980

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Charles A. Eastman was an illustrious mission school student who went on to become an author and medical doctor. He initially learned to read and write in the Dakota Sioux language and attended the Santee Normal Training School