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  1. 1889
    Yavapai doctor advocates for Indian self-determination
    The Yavapai doctor Carlos Montezuma (who was named Wassaja, “gathering” or “beckoning,” at birth) graduates ...
  2. 1898
    U.S. annexes Hawai‘i; seizes land; suppresses healers
    The U.S. annexes Hawai‘i and seizes royal and government lands. Launching aggressive assimilation policies, ...
  3. 1899
    Henry Crow Dog II is born
    Henry Crow Dog II will become a traditional medicine man of the Lakota. Despite the individual land- ...
  4. 1905
    Native Hawaiian healing practices are outlawed
    While the Hawaiian monarchs swung back and forth between restricting Native healers, known as kahuna , ...
  5. 1973
    Bans on Native Hawaiian healing traditions overturned
    Native Hawaiian healers, known as kahuna , are again permitted to practice legally. The growing Native ...