Native Americans from the Dakotas were brought to Des Plaines, Illinois, in 1880s in ill-fated assimilation effort

… government had been sending American Indians westward, ever since … . Thinking that if American Indians were to be integrated … mainstream American culture to Native American children. Speaking English … . Money for educating Native Americans was getting tight. …… government had been sending American Indians westward, ever since … . Thinking that if American Indians were to be integrated … mainstream American culture to Native American children. Speaking English … . Money for educating Native Americans was getting tight. …