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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
    Urban Indian teens at risk of addiction
    The Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute reports that urban Indian youth are at greater risk ...
  3. 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 ...
  4. 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 ...
  5. 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 ...
  6. 1966
    Alaska Federation of Natives established to speak with one voice
    A statewide conference of more than 400 Alaska Natives, representing several regional associations, ...
  7. 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 ...
  8. 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 ...
  9. 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 ...
  10. 1953
    Congress seeks to abolish tribes, relocate American Indians
    Congress passes a resolution beginning a federal policy of termination, through which American Indian ...
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