Decade Value Development

Table 1-1: Alaska Native Decade Value Development: 1700s to present

1700s	1800s	1900s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000-present
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	Alaska Statehood	Vietnam War	ANSCA land settlement to Alaska Natives	Oil Boom & pipleline development	Desert Storm	State government unsupportive to Native Issues
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	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
	Canneries established	Nomadic or seasonal lifestyle continues	Native people become US citizens	Nomadic and seasonal lifestyle moves into community lifestyle			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
	Discovery of gold; natives could not “own” gold	Alaska Native Brotherhood established in Southeast					North Slope ease auctions	Rise in Alcohol Abuse & alcoholism	Welfare & anti-poverty programs	Highest rates of most social ills in nation	Family Spirit Gatherings
	Epidemics						Relocation Act	Molly Hootch Act to establish schools in all villages	Self-Determination	Movement of Natives to urban Hub communities