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* 1865: Approximate date of the last Navajo raid on the Zuni.  
* 1865: Approximate date of the last Navajo raid on the Zuni.  
* 1872: Zuni began using silver in their jewelry.   
* 1872: Zuni began using silver in their jewelry.   
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1877: A Presbyterian mission and school was opened.
*  1878 Smallpox epidemic
*1898-99: Epidemic kills 250  
*1898-99: Epidemic kills 250  
* 1897: Christian Reformed Church founded a mission
* 1905-1907: Black Rock Dam was constructed
* 1907: The Black Rock Boarding School was opened.
* 1910-1911: Measles epidemic between 90 and 175 deaths
*1950-60: Members of the tribe learned silver jewery making from Navajo  
*1950-60: Members of the tribe learned silver jewery making from Navajo  
*1978: United States returns ownership of the sacred Zuni "Salt Lake"  
*1978: United States returns ownership of the sacred Zuni "Salt Lake"  
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