Question
What would you judge to be the primary goal of federal policy toward Indigenous people in the early twentieth century?(1 point)
Responses
economic independence
economic independence
tribal government autonomy
tribal government autonomy
complete assimilation
complete assimilation
cultural preservation
Responses
economic independence
economic independence
tribal government autonomy
tribal government autonomy
complete assimilation
complete assimilation
cultural preservation
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Complete assimilation.
Federal policy then (Dawes Act allotment, Indian boarding schools, bans on ceremonies, push for private land ownership/citizenship) aimed to absorb Indigenous people into mainstream American society and erase tribal structures and cultures.
Federal policy then (Dawes Act allotment, Indian boarding schools, bans on ceremonies, push for private land ownership/citizenship) aimed to absorb Indigenous people into mainstream American society and erase tribal structures and cultures.