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  1. 1832
    Winnebago–U.S. treaty promises doctor
    The U.S. Department of War negotiates a treaty at Rock Island, Illinois, with the Winnebago Tribe in ...
  2. 1829–33
    Northwest tribes tell of smallpox arrival
    Oral histories describe sailors from a ship from Chile handing out gifts to make peace and encourage ...
  3. 1828
    Medical missionary arrives in Hawai‘i
    Dr. Gerritt P. Judd, a medical missionary, arrives in the Hawaiian Islands, intending to treat Native ...
  4. 1826
    Mosquitoes arrive in Hawai‘i
    European and American ships carry the first mosquitoes to Hawai‘i, where there are no blood-sucking ...
  5. 1825
    Russians open the first pharmacy in Alaska
    The new pharmacy serves the growing Russian population in the capital city of Sitka. It dispenses medicine ...
  6. 1824
    U.S. establishes Office of Indian Affairs in War Department
    Establishment of the Office of Indian Affairs within the War Department puts in place the bureaucracy ...
  7. 1824–26
    Pulmonary epidemic hits Hawai‘i
    An epidemic that is suspected to be whooping cough kills thousands of Native Hawaiians. ... Whooping cough, ...
  8. 1824
    Kamehameha II dies at 27 of measles
    King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu of Hawai‘i sail to London to seek an audience with King George ...
  9. 1823
    Supreme Court rules American Indians do not own land
    The first of three court cases (the “Marshall Trilogy”) that become the foundation of American Indian ...
  10. 1823
    Leprosy is suspected in Hawai‘i
    Native Hawaiians report that a mysterious disease has arrived in their islands from China, brought by ...
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