HIUS 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Henry L. Dawes, Nuclear Family, Dawes Act
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Hius 131 lecture 6 native americans and the conquest of the west. Lincoln: slavery should not be allowed to spread west of the mississippi river. Ignited first of many wars across great plains: when cw ended, us moved more soldiers into west, protect railroad construction crews and mining camps that were provoking violence, moving into na territories and being attacked, killing buffalo. Christian americans: began recruiting students 1878 at order of us government, first went to lakota and. Cheyenne: wanted to convert these two groups since most resistant, pratt convinced na to send children to school by claiming that education would help children become future leaders of their people. Felt like clothes itched: na clothing burned, children given new names, not allowed to speak native language, discipline strict, often involving corporal punishment, religious instruction, boys learned about farming. I(cid:374) so(cid:373)e (cid:272)ases, (cid:449)he(cid:374) stude(cid:374)ts died, pare(cid:374)ts (cid:449)ere(cid:374)(cid:859)t e(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:374)otified: brought students into contact with world beyond reservations.
