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Government schools in the late 1800s aimed to integrate Native Americans by forcing them to adopt European dress and speak English.

Government schools in the late 1800s aimed to integrate Native Americans by forcing them to adopt European dress and speak English.

 

Government schools in the late 1800s aimed to integrate Native Americans by forcing them to adopt European dress and speak English.

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