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1968 President Johnson signs the Indian Civil Rights Act President Lyndon Johnson calls for “termination” to be replaced by Indian “self-determination.” Congress ... |
1970 Termination era ends; self-determination proposed In a Special Message to Congress on Indian Affairs, President Richard Nixon denounces the Eisenhower- ... |
1972 Indian health advocates established With help from the Indian Health Service, Indian nations form the National Indian Health Board. Congress ... |
1975 Indian self-determination becomes the law of the land President Richard Nixon’s administration advances a sweeping federal policy of self-determination, repudiating ... |
1989 Congress calls for national museum to celebrate American Indians Congress creates the National Museum of the American Indian in the Smithsonian Institution. W. Richard ... |
1990 Congress acts to promote, preserve Native languages The U.S. Congress, which once tried to suppress and eradicate American Indian languages, reverses course ... |
1992 Responsibility for Indian Health care acknowledged but not funded Amendments in the fourth reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 reaffirm ... |
1997 Diabetes called greatest threat to American Indians since TB Congress creates the Special Diabetes Program for Indians, due to the disease’s emergence as one of ... |
1999 Financial grants promote research on Indian health The Native American Research Centers for Health introduces grants to promote health research in American ... |
2004 The National Museum of the American Indian opens On September 21, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian opens to the public to celebrate ... |