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  1. 1920
    Wounded Knee survivor dies of influenza, syphilis
    Zinkala Nuni, Lakota, who survived the Wounded Knee Massacre as a baby, dies at age 29 from influenza, ...
  2. 1918–19
    ‘Spanish Influenza’ claims millions of lives
    American Indians and Alaska Natives are among the tens of millions who die in the Spanish Influenza ...
  3. 1917
    More Indians are born than die
    For the first time in 50 years, more Indians are born than die, as federal appropriations for medical ...
  4. 1915
    Schools must keep children healthy, Commissioner states
    American Indian parents grow anxious about the safety of sending their children to government boarding ...
  5. 1914
    Tuberculosis quarantine advised on reservations
    Office of Indian Affairs physicians urge Indian agents on reservations to quarantine Native persons ...
  6. 1912
    Trachoma poses blindness risk in the West
    A U.S. Public Health Service study finds that 22.7 percent of Native Americans, roughly 72,000 people, ...
  7. 1910
    Pequot population falls to all-time low
    According to the 1910 U.S. Census, there are 66 Pequot remaining from a population of 8,000 at the time ...
  8. 1909
    Morongo Reservation living conditions endanger residents
    Housing on the Morongo Reservation in southern California is contaminated by smallpox germs, making ...
  9. 1909
    Despite quarantine, TB spreads in student populations
    Faced with continuing high rates of tuberculosis among Native students in boarding schools, the Office ...
  10. 1908
    Government hires medical workers to fight tuberculosis
    The Office of Indian Affairs hires part-time field matrons, who are trained in home economics, to work ...
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