The Devastating Legacy of Native American Boarding Schools

The Legacy of Americanization Name Institutional Affiliations Date The boarding school system was implemented to eliminate the Native Americans, and today, it is seen as a brutal exercise. In the 1830s, the American government forced the Native Americans to move to the west of the Mississippi to make room for America's expansion. Still, the actual aim was the removal of the Native Americans from their territories. During the following years, the white population grew, a