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  1. 1968
    Oil found in Prudhoe Bay; Alaska Native claims delay pipeline
    Atlantic Richfield Oil Company announces the discovery of enormous gas and petroleum reserves in Prudhoe ...
  2. 1969
    ‘Indians of All Tribes’ group occupies Alcatraz Island
    A group of 78 Indians calling themselves Indians of All Tribes lands on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco ...
  3. 1970s
    Salmon sold for cash in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
    Commercial sale of salmon creates a cash economy in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region for the first time. ...
  4. 1971
    Native Hawai‘i movement protests eminent domain
    Native Hawaiian residents of Kalama Valley on the east side of O‘ahu resist eviction to protest the ...
  5. 1972
    Native Hawaiian group calls for reparations from U.S.
    Aboriginal Lands of Hawaiian Ancestry (ALOHA) demands reparations from the U.S. for the overthrow of ...
  6. 1976
    First annual Indian arts and crafts festival held
    The Miccosukee invite artists from the Cherokee, Haudenosaunee Six Nations, the Mississippi Choctaw, ...
  7. 1978
    ‘Longest Walk’ draws attention to American Indian concerns
    Several hundred American Indian activists and supporters march for five months from San Francisco to ...
  8. 1980
    Maine Indians settle land claims against U.S.
    President Jimmy Carter signs the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act. Maine tribes, including the Passamaquoddy, ...
  9. 1982
    Yupiit Yuraryarait dance festival celebrates living Yup’ik
    The first Yupiit Yuraryarait dance festival takes place at St. Mary’s, fostering a revival of the traditions ...
  10. 1984
    Native Hawaiian language preschool acts like ‘family’
    Native Hawaiians establish the first Pūnana Leo (language nest) immersion preschool to help preserve ...
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