What was the position of Native Americans by the end of 19th Cent and the policy of assimilation?

What was the position of Native Americans by the end of the 19th Century and the policy of assimilation?

LO: To identify and explain the policy of Assimilation in education.
LO: To begin to explain if this policy helped or hindered Native Americans Civil Rights.

Know what the Federal Government policy of Assimilation was.
Be able to explain the role of education in changing the Native American peoples way of life.
Begin to make a judgement if the policy and practice of assimilation through education helped or hindered Native Americans gaining Civil Rights