The US government funded forced sterilization of Native North American women:

A) from 1700s to 1800s
B) from 1800s to 1850
C) from 1850 to 1900s
D) from 1900s to 1920s
E) from 1920s to 1970s

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The US government funded forced sterilization of Native North American women:A) from 1700s to 1800sB) from 1800s to 1850C) from 1850 to 1900sD) from 1900s to 1920sE) from 1920s to 1970s

Tanner Bailey · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : E, Explanation :  Forced sterilization of Native North American women was funded by the US government from the 1920s to the 1970s. It was part of the eugenics movement which believed that certain races were inferior and needed to be controlled through forced sterilization. This practice was particularly prevalent in the Indian Health Service, which conducted the majority of sterilizations on Native American women. Many of these women were not informed of what was being done to them and some were even sterilized without their knowledge or consent. The effects of this practice are still felt by Native American communities today, as it contributed to a decline in population and disrupted cultural and familial structures.

The US government funded forced sterilization of Native North American women:

A) from 1700s to 1800s
B) from 1800s to 1850
C) from 1850 to 1900s
D) from 1900s to 1920s
E) from 1920s to 1970s

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