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  1. 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. ...
  2. 1959
    Congress mandates clean water, sanitary sewers for reservations
    Congress authorizes the Public Health Service to provide clean drinking water sources and waste disposal ...
  3. 1957
    Congress funds hospital, clinic construction on reservations
    Congress appropriates funds for grants to tribal communities to construct hospitals to serve Indians ...
  4. 1957
    First ‘Gold Book’ report on Indian Health is published
    The Indian Health Service issues the “Gold Book,” its first annual report to Congress about its efforts ...
  5. 1955
    The BIA joins campaign against tuberculosis
    The U.S. Public Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the government of Alaska undertake ...
  6. 1955
    Alaska Native health responsibility shifts to Indian Health Service
    The Bureau of Indian Affairs transfers responsibility for Alaska Native health care to the Indian Health ...
  7. 1955
    Indian Health Service adds pharmacists
    By adding pharmacists to its work force, the Indian Health Service moves toward becoming a full-service ...
  8. 1955
    Congress funds Indian hospital construction
    Surgeon General Silas B. Hays sends Congress the “Most Pressing Needs Study,” an engineering assessment ...
  9. 1954
    President Eisenhower establishes the Indian Health Service
    President Dwight Eisenhower signs the Indian Health Transfer Act, which moves responsibility for Indian ...
  10. 1954
    ‘Parran report’ finds Alaska Native health disparity
    Dr. Thomas Parran’s report, commissioned by the U.S. Department of the Interior, finds that Alaska Native ...
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