This is the sixth in a series of blog articles highlighting primary source content from the Readex Native American Tribal Histories collection. The articles in this series offer further insight and added perspectives into westward expansion, the Trail of Tears, the history of Manifest Destiny, and the impacts to Native Americans. In the 19th century, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) had a policy that aimed at assimilating Native American tribes into mainstream American culture. This policy was commonly...
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