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So, in light of this Meg Thee Stallion situation regarding Tory Lanez, which is a statement on violence against women (Black Women in general), here I go sharing what I learned about violence against Native American Women.
First of all, this is for my final so engage with me 
.Native American women and families have been taken advantage of and exploited for years. One thing that I've learned during this two week class is just how cruel the US government has been to them.
.Native American women and families have been taken advantage of and exploited for years. One thing that I've learned during this two week class is just how cruel the US government has been to them.
Starting with forced sterilization: Even up until the 1960s, the United States government, in coordination with various hospitals, would sterilize Native American women for a multitude of reasons- none of which involved the consent of the actual women receiving the procedure.
Usually, women receiving any type of surgical procedure around the abdominal area (appendix pain, etc), would end up receiving a second procedure, tampering with her reproductive system and disrupting the fertilization of her eggs.
Doctors would shove papers filled with medical jargon in the faces of women who barely understand English, and force them to sign them. These documents were giving the rights away to the surgeon to sterilize her, thus enforcing state sanctioned population control.
However, this was not a reality for most women. Those who were able to have children, usually had to send them away to boarding schools. At these boarding schools- more like reeducation camps- children were taught how to "be American".
Classes which introduced European style domestic gender roles, religion, and style were only a few of the curriculum that were taught. Student's were forced to abandon their cultural dress, hair styles and length, and were forbidden to speak their native languages.
Children of all ages were taken away to these schools and beaten while they were there, all while the white school officials forbade parents to see their children during the school year. While Native American women are regarded highly in NA culture,
and while such high esteem is associated with having a large family, NA women suffered emotionally and physically while being separated from their children.
Interesting class and would def consider doing more research on this topic on my own spare time
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