Was Americanizing Native Americans Were Successful?

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Do you think that Americanizing Native Americans was successful or not? I think that it was not successful.One of the reasons i think that it was not successful is because some native Americans still live in tribes where the were before. Most Native Americans still kept their Tradition. Was cruel and left many people with trauma which can lead to bigger problems. Loss in identity.My final reason is loss of values and customs.

Native Americans are still in tribes where they were before in the reservation 100 years ago. The reason this shows that americanizing did not help is because if native americans went to the school and it was supposed to take away their tradition and culture and then went back to their home thats where they were taught
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