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  1. 1968
    President Johnson signs the Indian Civil Rights Act
    President Lyndon Johnson calls for “termination” to be replaced by Indian “self-determination.” Congress ...
  2. 1970
    Termination era ends; self-determination proposed
    In a Special Message to Congress on Indian Affairs, President Richard Nixon denounces the Eisenhower- ...
  3. 1972
    Indian health advocates established
    With help from the Indian Health Service, Indian nations form the National Indian Health Board. Congress ...
  4. 1972
    Reuben A. Snake Jr. leads American Indian Movement
    Winnebago tribal leader Reuben A. Snake Jr. (named Kee-Kah-Wah-Un-Ga at birth) serves as national chairman ...
  5. 1975
    Indian self-determination becomes the law of the land
    President Richard Nixon’s administration advances a sweeping federal policy of self-determination, repudiating ...
  6. 1979
    Diabetes at epidemic numbers in American Indian communities
    Nearly 17 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives have diabetes—the highest age-adjusted prevalence ...
  7. 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 ...
  8. 1990
    Congress acts to promote, preserve Native languages
    The U.S. Congress, which once tried to suppress and eradicate American Indian languages, reverses course ...
  9. 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 ...
  10. 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 ...
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