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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. ... |
1962 Apsáalooke (Crow) nurse recognized for lifetime of fighting abuses Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail, an Apsáalooke (Crow)/Lakota registered nurse, receives the President’s ... |
1959 Washington State challenges tribal treaty fishing rights Washington State authorities forcefully evict Puyallup, Nisqually, and other tribal subsistence fishermen ... |
1959 Congress mandates clean water, sanitary sewers for reservations Congress authorizes the Public Health Service to provide clean drinking water sources and waste disposal ... |
1957 Congress funds hospital, clinic construction on reservations Congress appropriates funds for grants to tribal communities to construct hospitals to serve Indians ... |
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 ... |
1955 The BIA joins campaign against tuberculosis The U.S. Public Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the government of Alaska undertake ... |
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 ... |
1955 Indian Health Service adds pharmacists By adding pharmacists to its work force, the Indian Health Service moves toward becoming a full-service ... |
1955 Congress funds Indian hospital construction Surgeon General Silas B. Hays sends Congress the “Most Pressing Needs Study,” an engineering assessment ... |