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1917 More Indians are born than die For the first time in 50 years, more Indians are born than die, as federal appropriations for medical ... |
1917 American Indians volunteer for WWI Though not yet U.S. citizens, more than 10,000 American Indians serve in the U.S. Army and more than ... |
1915 Schools must keep children healthy, Commissioner states American Indian parents grow anxious about the safety of sending their children to government boarding ... |
1914 Tuberculosis quarantine advised on reservations Office of Indian Affairs physicians urge Indian agents on reservations to quarantine Native persons ... |
1909 Dollars allocated but promised health care remains distant Congress appropriates $12,000 for a national health program for Native Americans. The government organizes ... |
1909 Despite quarantine, TB spreads in student populations Faced with continuing high rates of tuberculosis among Native students in boarding schools, the Office ... |
1908 Government hires medical workers to fight tuberculosis The Office of Indian Affairs hires part-time field matrons, who are trained in home economics, to work ... |
1904 Government assesses tuberculosis on reservations Tuberculosis continues to to be a major problem on reservations. U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs ... |
1903 Tuberculosis incidence tracked on reservations Around the turn of the century, reservations suffer epidemic rates of tuberculosis. The Native people ... |
1903 Overcrowding, poor ventilation contribute to deaths in boarding schools Indian boarding schools are built hastily or adapted from existing barracks, and officials bring Native ... |