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US Navy will apologize for 1882 bombardment of Angoon, Murkowski says
Lisa Murkowski said while appearing with a dance group from the Tlingit village at Celebration on Friday. The attack when the Navy opened fire on and burned the village, leaving few structures ...
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3 of 6 Tlingit clans accept U.S. Army apology in Wrangell for 1869 bombardment
The U.S. Army apologized for the 1869 bombardment of the Tlingit village called Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw at a ceremony on Jan. 11 in Wrangell. Of the six Tlingit clans that received the apology ...
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New lawsuit seeks to limit Alaska Native tribes’ authority, stop Eklutna gambling hall
The suit, filed by the state, challenges a legal interpretation that allows tribes to exert authority over as much as 2.7 ...
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Understanding Totem Poles
In Lingít xʼéináx, the Tlingit language ... The raising of a monumental pole is cause for huge celebration and usually occurs as part of a “potlatch,” the English word for important ...
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11-foot totem pole, carved in Everett, took 35 years to make — or 650
In January, local Tlingit artist Fred Fulmer began carving ... On Saturday, he will send it off in a bittersweet celebration with neighbors, family and friends in his backyard.
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Tlingit Children in Yakutat Tell Oral Histories
Kaakutkeich Yoo xat du wasaakw Tlingit tleina. Kwaash kikwaan naa aya xat Tiskw Hit dax. My name is Kai Monture. My clan is the Kwaashkikwaan. My house is the Owl house. My land is from Icy Bay ...