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  1. 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, ...
  2. 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 ...
  3. 2004
    Urban Indian teens at risk of addiction
    The Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute reports that urban Indian youth are at greater risk ...
  4. 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 ...
  5. 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 ...
  6. 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 ...
  7. 1991
    Custer eliminated from battlefield name
    Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument becomes the new name of the former Custer Battlefield National ...
  8. 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 ...
  9. 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 ...
  10. 1984
    Native Hawaiian language preschool acts like ‘family’
    Native Hawaiians establish the first Pūnana Leo (language nest) immersion preschool to help preserve ...
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