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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. 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 ...
  4. 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 ...
  5. 1972
    Indian health advocates established
    With help from the Indian Health Service, Indian nations form the National Indian Health Board. Congress ...
  6. 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 ...
  7. 1973
    Bans on Native Hawaiian healing traditions overturned
    Native Hawaiian healers, known as kahuna , are again permitted to practice legally. The growing Native ...
  8. 1974
    Grant made for needs assessment of Hawaiian community
    ALU LIKE, Inc., receives a grant to conduct the first needs assessment for the Hawaiian community. ... Federal- ...
  9. 1975
    Indian self-determination becomes the law of the land
    President Richard Nixon’s administration advances a sweeping federal policy of self-determination, repudiating ...
  10. 1975
    New medical school graduates Native Hawaiians
    Four Native Hawaiians graduate in the first class of the John A. Burns Medical School, University of ...
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