| 1700s | 1800s | 1900s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russians establish settlements in Aleut coastal areas & Southeast | Alaska sold by Russia to US | “The Great Death” killing 60% of Alaska Native peoples | Adaptations to loss with survivors surrendering some old cultural beliefs | Polio & TB epidemics into the 60’s | World War II Relocation of Aleuts & seizure by Japanese |
| Russian occupation results in slaughter of thousands of Natives | Areas of Alaska divided by religions for education & boarding schools | Gold Rush 2nd Wave | Boarding Schools required by Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | Alcan road build connecting Alaska to US through Canada | |
| Canneries established | Nomadic or seasonal lifestyle continues | Native people become US citizens | Nomadic and seasonal lifestyle moves into community lifestyle | ||
| Discovery of gold; natives could not “own” gold | Alaska Native Brotherhood established in Southeast | ||||
| Epidemics |
| 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000-present |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Statehood | Vietnam War | ANSCA land settlement to Alaska Natives | Oil Boom & pipleline development | Desert Storm | State government unsupportive to Native Issues |
| Loss of lands and rights to statehood | Earthquake and Tital Wave | Movement from IRAs (villages organized according to the Indian Reorganization Act to corporate & government structure | Telephone and TV in every village | Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill & clean up | |
| Rise of alcohol and criminal behaviors | Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) with loss of land & hunting & fishing rights | Sobriety Movement starts with village movement for education | Highest rates of suicide in nation | Sexual Abuse charges against Catholic Priests | |
| North Slope ease auctions | Rise in Alcohol Abuse & alcoholism | Welfare & anti-poverty programs | Highest rates of most social ills in nation | Family Spirit Gatherings | |
| Relocation Act | Molly Hootch Act to establish schools in all villages | Self-Determination | Movement of Natives to urban Hub communities |
