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  1. 1921
    Congress sets aside land for Native Hawaiian homesteading
    In the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, the U.S. Congress recognizes Native Hawaiian fishing rights. The ...
  2. 1930s
    Heart disease, cancer replace infectious diseases as leading causes of death in Hawai‘i
    Heart disease and cancer begin to replace tuberculosis, pneumonia, and gastrointestinal illnesses as ...
  3. 1941
    Hawai‘i under martial law; U.S. military takes sacred lands
    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor at Honolulu, Hawai‘i. The United States declares war on Japan and enters World ...
  4. 1942
    Japan attacks Alaska; occupies some Aleutian Islands
    The Japanese bomb Dutch Harbor Naval Air Station and Fort Mears in the eastern Aleutians and occupy ...
  5. 1942
    Alaska Highway constuction disrupts extended families
    Facing the loss of traditional ways and limited employment opportunities, many Alaska Natives relocate ...
  6. 1950s
    Alaska’s commercial crab Industry grows
    King crab becomes popular on menus in restaurants across Alaska and the western U.S. The red crab, found ...
  7. 1951
    Kea‘iwa Heiau, a sacred site on O‘ahu, is rededicated
    Atop a hill on O‘ahu, Native Hawaiians rededicate the sacred site Kea‘iwa Heiau, originally built in ...
  8. 1952
    Cold War brings construction jobs to Alaska Natives
    The military starts construction of the Distant Early Warning System across the Arctic. Many Alaska ...
  9. 1953
    Congress seeks to abolish tribes, relocate American Indians
    Congress passes a resolution beginning a federal policy of termination, through which American Indian ...
  10. 1953
    Dam floods hospital, one-quarter of reservation
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River at Fort Berthold Reservation ...
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