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1966 Alaska Federation of Natives established to speak with one voice A statewide conference of more than 400 Alaska Natives, representing several regional associations, ... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
1953 Congress seeks to abolish tribes, relocate American Indians Congress passes a resolution beginning a federal policy of termination, through which American Indian ... |
1952 Cold War brings construction jobs to Alaska Natives The military starts construction of the Distant Early Warning System across the Arctic. Many Alaska ... |
1950s Alaska’s commercial crab Industry grows King crab becomes popular on menus in restaurants across Alaska and the western U.S. The red crab, found ... |
1942 Japan attacks Alaska; occupies some Aleutian Islands The Japanese bomb Dutch Harbor Naval Air Station and Fort Mears in the eastern Aleutians and occupy ... |
1942 Alaska Highway constuction disrupts extended families Facing the loss of traditional ways and limited employment opportunities, many Alaska Natives relocate ... |