-Children were taken from there mothers -Children were raised according to European-American standards -Many Native Americans were traumatized by there experiences during assimilation -Children were forced to learn Christianity -Their native religions were banned -Their native language was forbidden -Native American children were forced to abandon there Native American culture and accept European-American culture as there own -Most were forced into Indian boarding schools -Children went to American schools after boarding schools were shut down -Many children were mentally and physically abused in the boarding schools -Native Americans leaned and accepted English as there language -Many accepted Christianity and practiced the religion even after they were free to chose a religion -Native Americans and adults found normal jobs using skills they acquired through schooling -Native Americans accepted and learned to like American-European Culture -Native Americans became patriotic Americans -Native Americans day to day life had more schedule than it normally would have -They adjusted to there new life
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-Children were taken from there mothers
-Children were raised according to European-American standards
-Many Native Americans were traumatized by there experiences during assimilation
-Children were forced to learn Christianity
-Their native religions were banned
-Their native language was forbidden
-Native American children were forced to abandon there Native American culture and accept European-American culture as there own
-Most were forced into Indian boarding schools
-Children went to American schools after boarding schools were shut down
-Many children were mentally and physically abused in the boarding schools
-Native Americans leaned and accepted English as there language
-Many accepted Christianity and practiced the religion even after they were free to chose a religion
-Native Americans and adults found normal jobs using skills they acquired through schooling
-Native Americans accepted and learned to like American-European Culture
-Native Americans became patriotic Americans
-Native Americans day to day life had more schedule than it normally would have
-They adjusted to there new life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americanization_(of_Native_Americans)
http://brownvboard.org/brwnqurt/04-3/04-3a.htm