The US Government's Education of Native American Children

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The US Government's Education of Native American Children American Experience

Premiered May 11, 2009

The US Government's Education of Native American Children

What were Native American children expected to learn in schools run by the US government?

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Wounded Knee occupiers communicated their concerns via the press.

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Calling Attention to Wounded Knee

For many decades, Native American children were taken to government boarding schools.

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Taken from Their Families

Most Native Americans do not live on reservations. How did that happen?

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The Relocation of Native Americans

What were Native American children expected to learn in schools run by the US government?

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The US Government's Education of Native American Children

The American Indian Movement fought for Native American rights.

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What was the American Indian Movement?

In February 1973, the American Indian Movement took over Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

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What Was the Occupation of Wounded Knee?

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