“We were conditioned to work with our hands, not our minds.”: Assimilation through Individualism and Vocational Education: An Attempt to Americanize Native Americans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erik Evans
Description
Argues that emphasis on vocational curriculum not only stemmed from the belief that Native Americans were not fit for higher education, but was also intended to erase tribal identity, history, and communalism, and foster individualism.