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1999 Tribes seek share in tobacco settlement American Indian tribes file a $1 billion lawsuit against the tobacco industry, claiming they were unfairly ... |
1978 American Indian freedom of religion legalized The American Indian Religious Freedom Act legalizes traditional spirituality and ceremonies, overturning ... |
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 ... |
1971 Association of American Indian Physicians established To improve the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives, 14 Native physicians organize the Association ... |
1968 American Indian Movement advocates for urban Indian rights A group of 200 Natives meet in Minneapolis to found the American Indian Movement, known as AIM. Growing ... |
1953 Congress seeks to abolish tribes, relocate American Indians Congress passes a resolution beginning a federal policy of termination, through which American Indian ... |
1944 National Congress of American Indians established The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is founded. A generation educated in off-reservation ... |
1934 Commissioner calls for religious freedom for American Indians Commissioner of Indian Affairs, John Collier, issues a circular on American Indian religious freedom, ... |
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 ... |
1897 Indian boarding schools teach manual labor Commissioner of Indian Affairs William A. Jones questions the potential of Indian students to compete ... |