History Through a Native Lens

Explore this chronological timeline written by
Dr. Karina Walters, containing historically traumatic events, settler colonial policies, and Native resistance movements.

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Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument in Utah

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Boarding School and Land Allotment Eras 1879-1933 The boarding school policy removes Native children from their communities to assimilate them. The Dawes Act dissolves tribal landholding and allots parcels to Native families, while selling the remainder to non-Indians.

Boarding School and Land Allotment Eras 1879-1933

By the 1880s, all eastern Indian nations have been moved to reservations, where they are systematically excluded from the American economy and political system. Traditional practices and ceremonies are outlawed....Read More

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