How did many American Indians preserve their culture and tribal identities and attempt to develop self-sustaining practices despite government policies promoting assimilation?

Many American Indians preserved their cultures and tribal identities despite government policies promoting assimilation, and they attempted to develop self-sustaining economic practices. ... Schools such as the Carlisle School in Pennsylvania was dedicated to assimilate Native Americans.

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