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1898: Indian Medical Association forms and dissolves

Medical doctors form the Indian Medical Association to advocate for American Indian health care in the face of raging epidemics—but the Office of Indian Affairs discourages its activities, and it soon dissolves.

Theme
Epidemics, Federal-Tribal Relations
Region
California, Great Basin, Great Plains, Northeast, Northwest Coast, Plateau, Southeast, Southwest