• Allotment & Assimilation Pt. 1 with Eric Hemenway

  • Feb 21 2022
  • Length: 32 mins
  • Podcast

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Allotment & Assimilation Pt. 1 with Eric Hemenway

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  • During the Allotment & Assimilation Era (1887-1930) the U.S. government moved to assimilate Native peoples into American society and the economy. Private land ownership was forced onto Indigenous peoples by breaking apart communal lands into family parcels, effectively altering relationships to land and food. In many cases, Native peoples were forced to shift from subsistence lifestyles and traditional forms of trade to growing food as a commodity. This commodity-based approach to food was and continues to be in conflict with traditional relationships, knowledge, and practices related to growing food.

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