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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 University establishes department to promote Native Hawaiian health The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents establishes the Department of Native Hawaiian Health as part ... |
2004 Urban Indian teens at risk of addiction The Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute reports that urban Indian youth are at greater risk ... |
2003 Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli appointed to Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission Hawai‘i’s legislature appoints Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli to the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission. The ... |
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 ... |
1991 Custer eliminated from battlefield name Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument becomes the new name of the former Custer Battlefield National ... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
1984 Native Hawaiian language preschool acts like ‘family’ Native Hawaiians establish the first Pūnana Leo (language nest) immersion preschool to help preserve ... |