Why did Native American languages die out?
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Native American traditions prohibited tribal languages being written.
Native American traditions prohibited tribal languages being written.
Students in boarding schools were prohibited from speaking their native languages.
Students in boarding schools were prohibited from speaking their native languages.
Tribal elders adopted English as the official trade language.
Tribal elders adopted English as the official trade language.
Tribal leaders encouraged members to speak English.
Tribal leaders encouraged members to speak English.
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The most accurate response regarding the decline of Native American languages is:
Students in boarding schools were prohibited from speaking their native languages.
This practice was part of a broader effort to assimilate Native Americans into Euro-American culture, which had a devastating impact on the transmission and survival of indigenous languages.
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