Indian Self-Determination and Self-Governance Era 1968-present
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2005
Natives try to cancel Washington Redskins trademark
In Pro-Football, Inc. v. Harjo, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...Read More
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2007
United Nations adopts the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The declaration “emphasizes the rights of Indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their own institutions,...Read More
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2010
Nuclear tests and bombing on Native lands
Over the previous 45 years, more than 1,000 bombs of the U.S. government exploded on...Read More
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2012
Idle No More is established
Idle No More is founded by four women: three First Nations women and one non-Native...Read More
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2013
ICWA is deemed not applicable to Native biological fathers who are not custodians
In a landmark anti-ICWA ruling (Adoptive Couple vs. Baby Girl), the U.S. Supreme Court determines...Read More
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2016-17
DAPL pipeline protests
“The Dakota Access Pipeline protests, also known by the hashtag #NoDAPL, are grassroots movements that...Read More
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2016
Missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) epidemic and No More Stolen Sisters Movements
The Canadian government responds to mass protests and repeated calls for a national inquiry into...Read More
