History GCSE

Cultural erosion

What Cultural erosion means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

Definition of Cultural erosion

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A deliberate assault on Indigenous culture in which traditional practices like the Sun Dance were banned and children were sent to boarding schools to eradicate their language and heritage.

Pearson Edexcel · Option P3: Key topic 3: Later developments in the West, c1876–c1895 - 3 Indigenous peoples of the Plains: the destruction of their ways of life (study guide)

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Option P3: Key topic 3: Later developments in the West, c1876–c1895 - 3 Indigenous peoples of the Plains: the destruction of their ways of life (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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