Some American Indians had to stay until they were civilized when the European/American culture attempted forced assimilation. For show, the students were gone for many years and they couldn’t see their homes or families. This shows, that until they were civilized they were not permitted to leave. Since they weren’t allowed to leave until civilized, sometimes children had to stay with white families for at most three years after graduation. This statement is telling us that they were forced to stay until civilized even if that meant they stayed extra time exposed to the European/American culture. Also, in summers Children didn't go home and they were put into white farming households for months. This is a supporting detail because the European
