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Antiquity Origins Today, all tribes tell stories of their origins. There are as many creation stories as there are tribes, ... |
40,000–10,000 BC Homelands Contemporary Native peoples from many nations teach that they originated in their traditional lands. ... |
1872 General Mining Act gives rise to the taking of tribal lands President Ulysses S. Grant signs the General Mining Act into law, allowing individuals and corporations ... |
1890 Native population plunges In the U.S., Native population falls to an all-time low. The 1890 census records 237,196 Native people— ... |
1953 Congress seeks to abolish tribes, relocate American Indians Congress passes a resolution beginning a federal policy of termination, through which American Indian ... |
1996 Suit claims longstanding U.S. mismanagement of Indian land leases A class action lawsuit filed by 300,000 American Indians claims that the United States has mismanaged ... |
2004 Urban Indian teens at risk of addiction The Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute reports that urban Indian youth are at greater risk ... |