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  1. 2004
    Urban Indian teens at risk of addiction
    The Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute reports that urban Indian youth are at greater risk ...
  2. 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 ...
  3. 1991
    Alaska Native corporation in joint venture opens Red Dog Mine
    Red Dog Operations is a joint venture between NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA), an entity owned ...
  4. 1982
    Yupiit Yuraryarait dance festival celebrates living Yup’ik
    The first Yupiit Yuraryarait dance festival takes place at St. Mary’s, fostering a revival of the traditions ...
  5. 1970s
    Salmon sold for cash in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
    Commercial sale of salmon creates a cash economy in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region for the first time. ...
  6. 1968
    Oil found in Prudhoe Bay; Alaska Native claims delay pipeline
    Atlantic Richfield Oil Company announces the discovery of enormous gas and petroleum reserves in Prudhoe ...
  7. 1966
    Alaska Federation of Natives established to speak with one voice
    A statewide conference of more than 400 Alaska Natives, representing several regional associations, ...
  8. 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 ...
  9. 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 ...
  10. 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 ...
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