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1968 President Johnson signs the Indian Civil Rights Act President Lyndon Johnson calls for “termination” to be replaced by Indian “self-determination.” Congress ... |
1970 Termination era ends; self-determination proposed In a Special Message to Congress on Indian Affairs, President Richard Nixon denounces the Eisenhower- ... |
1972 Indian health advocates established With help from the Indian Health Service, Indian nations form the National Indian Health Board. Congress ... |
1975 Indian self-determination becomes the law of the land President Richard Nixon’s administration advances a sweeping federal policy of self-determination, repudiating ... |
1983 U.S. denies responsibility for overthrow of Hawaiian monarchy The U.S. government, under pressure from Native Hawaiian activists, denies responsibility for the 1893 ... |
1989 Congress calls for national museum to celebrate American Indians Congress creates the National Museum of the American Indian in the Smithsonian Institution. W. Richard ... |
1990 Congress acts to promote, preserve Native languages The U.S. Congress, which once tried to suppress and eradicate American Indian languages, reverses course ... |
1991 Federal scholarship supports Native Hawaiians studying medicine U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye helps establish a federally funded Native Hawaiian Health Profession Scholarship ... |
1992 Responsibility for Indian Health care acknowledged but not funded Amendments in the fourth reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 reaffirm ... |
1992 Congress affirms Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act Congress reauthorizes the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act of 1988, which established the ... |