Sort by:
Results 1 - 10 of 39
  1. 1968
    Division of Indian Health elevated to bureau
    Under President Lyndon Johnson’s administration there is a major reorganization of the Department of ...
  2. 1968
    President Johnson signs the Indian Civil Rights Act
    President Lyndon Johnson calls for “termination” to be replaced by Indian “self-determination.” Congress ...
  3. 1970
    Termination era ends; self-determination proposed
    In a Special Message to Congress on Indian Affairs, President Richard Nixon denounces the Eisenhower- ...
  4. 1970
    Military medics recruited to reservations
    The Indian Health Service launches the Community Health Medic Program to employ Indians who are trained ...
  5. 1972
    Indian health advocates established
    With help from the Indian Health Service, Indian nations form the National Indian Health Board. Congress ...
  6. 1972
    The Indian Education Act empowers parents; funds student programs
    The Indian Education Act establishes the Office of Indian Education and the National Advisory Council ...
  7. 1974
    Families with sanitary sewer, clean water are healthier
    The Comptroller General reports to Congress that American Indian and Alaska Native families who live ...
  8. 1975
    Indian self-determination becomes the law of the land
    President Richard Nixon’s administration advances a sweeping federal policy of self-determination, repudiating ...
  9. 1976
    President Ford signs Indian Health Care Improvement Act
    Congress passes the $1.6-billion Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Its provisions authorize the Indian ...
  10. 1978
    American Indian freedom of religion legalized
    The American Indian Religious Freedom Act legalizes traditional spirituality and ceremonies, overturning ...
1 · 2 · 3 · 4