What was the objective of the federal policy on education for indigenous children during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?(1 point)

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Responses

Provide equal educational opportunities for indigenous and non-indigenous children
Provide equal educational opportunities for indigenous and non-indigenous children

Assimilate indigenous children into Western culture through boarding schools
Assimilate indigenous children into Western culture through boarding schools

Preserve and promote indigenous languages and cultural practices in schools
Preserve and promote indigenous languages and cultural practices in schools

Support the establishment of indigenous-run schools on reservations

Answer 1

The objective of the federal policy on education for indigenous children during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was to assimilate indigenous children into Western culture through boarding schools.