In educating Native American children as required by the Dawes Severalty Act, the government opted to establish
A) off-reservation boarding schools where children were required to abandon their Native American ways.
B) on-reservation schools with a traditional public school curriculum designed to supplant tribal culture.
C) on-reservation schools with a traditional public school curriculum taught in tribal languages.
D) on-reservation schools primarily dedicated to converting children to Christianity.
E) a major university dedicated solely to training Indian educators and leaders.
Ans: A) off-reservation boarding schools where children were required to abandon their Native American ways.
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