U.S. Navy representatives visited Kake over the weekend to formally apologize for the winter attack, which left many people to starve or die of exposure after the village was destroyed.
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Quakers return cultural artifacts to Kake at annual Dog Salmon Festival
The visit to the remote Southeast Alaska village was part of an ongoing effort to apologize for the religious group’s participation in the forced assimilation of the Tlingit people.
Lingít Word of the Week: Ch’áak’ — Eagle
This week’s word is cháak’, or eagle.
U.S. Navy plans apologies to Southeast Alaska villages for century-old attacks
Navy officials say apologies in Kake and Angoon are both “long overdue” and “the right thing to do”.
Lingít Word of the Week: Yéil — Raven
This week’s word is yéil, or raven.
Lingít Word of the Week: Héen — Water
This week’s word is héen, or water.