Timeline of Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) History and Key Events in the 1960's and 1970's
1963 - FNA founded in Fairbanks
1964 - FNA works together with Cook Inlet Native Association to improve education for Native children
1965 - First FNA Potlatch held in the Eagles Hall, Fairbanks
1967 - FNA incoporates as a non-profit organization
1967 - FNA takes over operation of the Native Welcome Center in Fairbanks
1969 - FNA holds a special meeting to discuss Native land claims in Alaska
1970 - FNA forms a land claims committee
1971 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) passed; signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 18, 1971
1971 - FNA obtains a Model Urban Indian Center grant to support the Fairbanks Native Community Center
1973 - FNA obtains a grant from the Alaska Department of Education to offer an Adult Basic Education Program
1975 - FNA obtains a contract to assume direct administration of Bureau of Indian Affairs' social services programs