Question

Why were Navajos not allowed to speak their native language for many years starting in
the 1860s?

Answer 1

Answer:

The US wanted to force the Navajos and other Native American tribes to assimilate into American culture, so they tried to destroy their culture by making them not speak their language (until WWII, where they became the renowned Navajo Code Talkers)

Explanation:

It was technically genocide, since the US wanted to get rid of all Native American culture.

Answer 2

The US  attempted to destroy the Navajo culture by forbidding them from speaking their native tongue, when they became known as the Navajo Code Talkers.

Navajos and their native language:

The United States aspired to incorporate the Navajos as well as other Native American tribes into American culture.

Because the US aimed to eradicate all Native American culture, it was technically genocide.

Over time, Native American languages in the United States have succumbed to linguicide. Before colonization, over 300 languages were spoken in the United States, according to the World Atlas. When Europeans arrived, they forcibly removed Native Americans from their homeland.

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