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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. 1964
    Formal training and salary for physicians’ aides
    Village “chemoaide” program begins training Alaska Native volunteers living in remote villages to help ...
  3. 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. ...
  4. 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 ...
  5. 1959
    Congress mandates clean water, sanitary sewers for reservations
    Congress authorizes the Public Health Service to provide clean drinking water sources and waste disposal ...
  6. 1958
    Alaska Native land claims complicate Alaska statehood
    Alaska becomes the 49th state in the United States. With statehood comes a federal mandate to specify ...
  7. 1957
    Congress funds hospital, clinic construction on reservations
    Congress appropriates funds for grants to tribal communities to construct hospitals to serve Indians ...
  8. 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 ...
  9. 1955
    The BIA joins campaign against tuberculosis
    The U.S. Public Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the government of Alaska undertake ...
  10. 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 ...
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