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Introduction
Early United States Government Interest in Native American Health
United States 19th-Century Doctors' Thoughts about Native American Medicine
Indian School Hospitals Under the Office of Indian Affairs (c.1883-c.1916)
Reservation and Hospital Health Care Under the Office of Indian Affairs (c.1890-1925)
The Meriam Commission and Health Care Reform (1926-1945)
Transfer to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1946-1969)
Indian Health Service Today
Carlos Montezuma (1865-1923) Native American M.D., Author
Charles Alexander Eastman (1858-1939) Native American M.D., Author
Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865-1915) First Native American Woman M.D.
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Last reviewed: 02 May 2012
Last updated: 10 July 2012
First published: 20 October 2006
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