After centuries of forced assimilation and federal laws preventing us from practicing our culture (until 1978), for some reason, many Americans now feel comfortable coopting Native culture.

Policies were conducted and led to the assimilation of the Native American population from 1819 through the ... neglect and family separation that led to the cultural loss of identity. Biden called it ...

creating further assimilation of tribal courts and robbing Native Americans of their cultural uniqueness. Part I discusses the social and legal history of Native Americans’ interactions with the ...

Interviews with survivors and primary documents give accounts of violent cultural ... the 1800s, Native American families have grappled with the trauma of abuse and forced assimilation at hundreds ...

For Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, financial trauma runs deep, rooted in forced assimilation, ...