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		French and Indian War	1754-63
1772	Sermon Preached at the Execution of Moses Paul Samson Occom (Mohigan)
1829	Son of the Forest William Apes (Pequot)
		Removal Act	1830
		BIA Established	1832
		Trail of Tears	1838-9
1847	Life, History, and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh George Copway (Ojibwa)
1854	The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta John Rollin Ridge (Cherokee)
		Navajo Long Walk	1864
		Sand Creek Massacre	1864
		End Treaty-Making	1871
		Little Big Horn	1876
		Carlisle Indian School	1879
		Indian Rights Association	1883
		Geronimo Surrenders	1886
		Dawes Act (Allotment)	1887
		Wounded Knee	1890
1891	Wynema S. Alice Callahan (Cherokee)
1899	Queen of the Woods Simon Pokagon (Potawatomi)
1901	Old Indian Legends Zitkala Sa (Sioux)
1910	Collected Poems Alex Posey (Creek)
1911	Soul of the Indian Charles A. Eastman (Sioux)	Society of American Indians	1911
1912	Flint and Feather Pauline Johnson (Mohawk)
		American Indian Defense Association	1923
		Indian Citizenship Act	1924
		Indian Defense League	1926
1927	Co-ge-we-a, The Half Blood Mourning Dove [Humishuma] (Okanogan)
1934	Sundown John Joseph Mathews (Osage)	Indian Reorganization Act	1934
1936	The Surrounded D'Arcy McNickle (Cree/Salish)
		National Congress of American Indians	1944
		Indian Claims Commission	1946
		Termination & Relocation	1952-58
		National Indian Youth Council	1961
1968	House Made of Dawn N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa)	Indian Civil Rights Act Am. Indian Movement	1968 1968
1969	Custer Died for Your Sins Vine Deloria, Jr. (Sioux)	Alcatraz Occupation	1969
1970	The Way to Rainy Mountain N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa)	BIA Sit-In (Denver)	1970
		Trail of Broken Treaties (BIA Occupation)	1972
		Indian Education Act	1972
		Wounded Knee Siege	1973
1974	Winter in the Blood James Welch (Blackfeet)
		Self-Determination & Educ. Assistance Act Pine Ridge-FBI Shootout	1975 1975
1976	Going for the Rain Simon Ortiz (Acoma)	Indian Health Care Improvement Act	1976
1977	Ceremony Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna)	The Longest March	1977
1978	Darkness in Saint Louis Bearheart Gerald Vizenor (Chippewa)	Am. Ind. Religious Freedom Act Indian Child Welfare Act	1978 1978
1979	The Death of Jim Loney James Welch (Blackfeet)	HEW Regulations Prohibiting Sterilization of Ind. Women	1979
1980	New Native American Drama Hanay Geiogamah (Kiowa)	United States v. Sioux Nation	1980
1981	Songs for the Harvester of Dreams Duane Niatum (S'Klallam)
1981	Winter of the Salamander Ray Young Bear (Mesquakie)
1981	Storyteller Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna)
		Tribal Government Tax Status Act	1982
1983	The Woman Who Owned the Shadows Paula Gunn Allen (Laguna/Sioux)
1984	Love Medicine Louise Erdrich (Chippewa)
1985	The Jailing of Cecelia Capture Janet Campbell Hale (Coeur d'Alene)
1986	Fools Crow James Welch (Blackfeet)
1987	A Yellow Raft on Blue Water Michael Dorris (Modoc)
1988	Not Vanishing Chrystos (Menominee)
1988	Tracks Louise Erdrich (Chippewa)
		Smithsonian Policy on Ancestral Remains in Museums	1989
1990	In Mad Love and War Joy Harjo (Muskogee)
1991	A Quick Brush of Wings Mary TallMountain (Koyukon/Athabaskan)
1991	Food & Spirits Beth Brant (Mohawk)
1991	From the River's Edge Elizabeth Cook-Lynn (Sioux)
1991	Almanac of the Dead Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna)
1992	The Sharpest Sight Louis Owens (Choctaw/Cherokee)	Columbus Quincentenary	1992
1993	The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d'Alene)
1993	The Book of Medicines Linda Hogan (Chickasaw)
1993	Green Grass, Running Water Thomas King (Cherokee)
1993	An Eagle Nation Carter Revard (Osage)
1993	Saanii Dahataal: The Women Are Singing Luci Tapahonso (Navajo)
1994	Seven Hands, Seven Hearts Elizabeth Woody (Wasco/Navajo)
1994	Bone Dance Wendy Rose (Hope/Miwok)
1994	Grand Avenue Greg Sarris (Coast Miwok/Pomo)
1994	The Bingo Palace Louise Erdrich (Chippewa)
1995	Reservation Blues Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d'Alene)
1995	Skins Adrian Louis (Paiute)
1996	Life is a Fatal Disease Paula Gunn Allen (Laguna/Sioux)
1996	Wild Indians and Other Creatures Adrian Louis (Paiute)
1996	Remnants of the First Earth Ray Young Bear (Mesquakie)
1996	The Summer of Black Widows Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d'Alene)
1997	The River of History Gloria Bird (Spokane)
1997	Blue Horses Rush In Luci Tapahonso (Navajo)
1997	Red Earth Philip Red Eagle (Dakota/Salish)
1997	Ceremonies of the Damned Adrian Louis (Paiute)
1997	War Cries Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
1998	Power Linda Hogan (Chickasaw)
1998	The Antelope Wife Louise Erdrich (Chippewa)
1999	Gardens in the Dunes Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna)	Pine Ridge vs. Whiteclay	1999

Timeline based on information compiled by Gretchen M. Bataille.
Updated and adapted by Chris Schedler.