Boarding schools that attempted to strip Native Americans of their culture and tradition by requiring them to speak English can be considered an example of what type of infliction brought by colonialism?
A)an infliction of their bodies
B)an infliction of their spirits
C)an infliction of their land
D)an infliction of their laws

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Boarding schools that forced Native Americans to abandon their language and culture were an attempt to assimilate them into white American culture, resulting in a loss of their spirit and identity. This is an example of cultural trauma inflicted by colonialism rather than physical harm to their bodies, seizure of their land or imposing foreign laws.

Boarding Schools That Attempted to Strip Native Americans of Their