Students will examine three primary sources — two photographs of Native American youths, one before and one after their enrollment in a boarding school in 1886, and an excerpt from an 1890 report on federal policy regarding Native American assimilation — to understand the lives of young Native Americans during this time in history.
9-10
45 minutes
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Students will interpret primary sources to understand federal policy about Native Americans after the Civil War.
High School History