History thread: why is it that Indigenous peoples of Latin america still speak ther languages, whilst the ones in the US for example cannot?

[CALMONE20###]

Which European colonisers do you think were hell bent on erasing Native identity and who was more lenient and why? Share your thoughts and opinions.

 

[a_bilan]

The ones on the reserve still speak their languages.
Canada had residential schools- the goal was to basically take each indigenous kid and “re-educate” them to remove their culture.
it did cause huge cultural loss but most importantly the family and community unit were severed.
A lot of smaller languages are disappearing and becoming endangered. English, Mandarin and Spanish are replacing them.
Who knows, I doubt my offspring will speak Somali

 

[Odious Delirium]

I'm not well versed on the americas I need to do research