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.
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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”.
Wet Labor Day weekend kicks off Southeast rainy season
The most intense rainfall will begin on Friday evening and continue through Saturday afternoon. Rain is expected to lighten up after that, but it will remain wet through Sunday.
Tongass Voices: Chloey Cavanaugh on Kake’s last Dog Salmon Festival
The festival started 30 years ago as a way to celebrate the commercial fishing season. But organizers want the festival to better reflect the community as it is now.
An expert on abuse is visiting Southeast communities to train providers and first responders
An expert is visiting Southeast Alaska communities this week to talk to medical workers and first responders on documenting and reporting abuse.
On Kake Day, Alaska Quakers to apologize for forced assimilation and donate funds for healing center
The Quakers are giving Kake $92,000 to help fund a healing center, along with a formal, public apology for harm they caused to Kake in the 1900s.