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1920s |
1930s |
1940s |
1950s |
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1990s |
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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 | |||||||
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