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  1. 1966
    Alaska Federation of Natives established to speak with one voice
    A statewide conference of more than 400 Alaska Natives, representing several regional associations, ...
  2. 1965
    Community Health Representative program inspires similar programs
    At the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, the Oglala Lakota establish the first community health ...
  3. 1965
    Nuclear weapons tested in Aleutian Islands
    The Atomic Energy Commission begins detonating nuclear weapons on Amchitka Island, part of the Aleutian ...
  4. 1965
    Native Hawaiian herbalists lose licensing
    The state of Hawai‘i abolishes the Hawaiian Medicine Board, leaving Native Hawaiian herbalists without ...
  5. 1964
    Great Alaska Earthquake levels Alaska Native villages
    On March 27, the Great Alaska Earthquake, also known as the Good Friday Earthquake, destroys the Alaska ...
  6. 1964
    Formal training and salary for physicians’ aides
    Village “chemoaide” program begins training Alaska Native volunteers living in remote villages to help ...
  7. 1964
    Police brutalize tribal fishermen in Washington State
    Local police brutalize tribal fishermen on the Puyallup River at Frank’s Landing, near Tacoma, Washington. ...
  8. 1964–75
    42,000 Native men and women serve in Vietnam
    During the Vietnam War, more than 42,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives join the U.S. armed forces. ...
  9. 1962
    Apsáalooke (Crow) nurse recognized for lifetime of fighting abuses
    Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail, an Apsáalooke (Crow)/Lakota registered nurse, receives the President’s ...
  10. 1961
    Alaska Native organizations unify; call for federal recognition of rights
    Three regional Alaska Native organizations—the Alaska Native Brotherhood, the Dena Nena Henash, and ...
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