In 1978, Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) after determining that Native American children were being removed from their homes and communities at a significantly higher rate that non Native American children. The children remained with their families in Native American communities and continued to learn native languages as well as their traditional cultural ways of life. Their hair was cut short, a mark of shame in many Native American cultures. Kill the Indian in him and save the man.” Native American boarding schools were part of the government’s “darker designs” to do just that. (accessed 2024) “‘Kill the Indian, save the man’: Remembering the stories of Indian boarding schools,” College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma, www.ou.eduNewland, B.

Source: Washington Post November 26, 2024 05:08 UTC