Assimilation

The process of making a group adopt the culture and way of life of another society. US assimilation policies sought to replace Native American languages, beliefs and communal traditions with white American practices.

The process of absorbing a group into another society’s culture. US policies sought to replace Indigenous traditions with practices such as Christianity and settled farming.

The process of absorbing a group into another society. US assimilation policies pressured Indigenous peoples to adopt English, Christianity and individual farming while abandoning their own cultural practices.

The process through which migrants adopt aspects of the language, customs or way of life of the society in which they settle.

The gradual process by which a group adopts the language, customs or other cultural features of the society around it.

The process by which newcomers become integrated into the surrounding population, adopting or combining aspects of its language, customs and institutions.

The adoption of another society's customs and institutions, such as its schooling, religion or forms of government.