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2008 Supreme Court slashes Exxon Valdez oil spill damages The U.S. Supreme Court cuts the damages that Exxon is required to pay for the Exxon Valdez oil spill, ... |
2004 Urban Indian teens at risk of addiction The Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute reports that urban Indian youth are at greater risk ... |
1996 Court recognizes land rights of Venetie Tribe of Neetsaii’ Gwich’in Indians The Village of Venetie, which is accessible only by air, levies a tax on users to maintain its rudimentary ... |
1996 Suit claims longstanding U.S. mismanagement of Indian land leases A class action lawsuit filed by 300,000 American Indians claims that the United States has mismanaged ... |
1989 Exxon Valdez ruptures in Prince William Sound The tanker Exxon Valdez goes aground on Bligh Reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, ruptures, and spills ... |
1966 Alaska Federation of Natives established to speak with one voice A statewide conference of more than 400 Alaska Natives, representing several regional associations, ... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
1953 Congress seeks to abolish tribes, relocate American Indians Congress passes a resolution beginning a federal policy of termination, through which American Indian ... |