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Bookmark or Share- US Navy apologizes for the 1882 obliteration of a Tlingit village in ...It was Oct. 26, 1882, in Angoon, a Tlingit village of about 420 people in the southeastern Alaska panhandle. Now, 142 years later, the perpetrator of the bombardment — the U.S. Navy —has ...
- Navy issues apology for destroying Alaska Native village in 1882It was Oct. 26, 1882, in Angoon, a Tlingit village of about 420 people in the southeastern Alaska panhandle. Now, 142 years later, the perpetrator of the bombardment — the U.S. Navy —has ...
- U.S. Navy apologizes to Angoon Tlingit community for 1882 bombardmentThe bombardment of Angoon on Oct. 26, 1882 killed seven children and destroyed all but one of the village’s canoes, which were vital to hunting and fishing, according to Angoon officials. The apology was delivered by members of the U.S Navy, including Rear Adm. Mark Sucato, during a traditional ku.éex’, a traditional Tlingit ceremony.
- Navy apologizes more than a century after shelling and burning of ...It was Oct. 26, 1882, in Angoon, a Tlingit village of about 420 people in the southeastern Alaska panhandle. Now, 142 years later, the perpetrator of the bombardment — the U.S. Navy — is set ...
- Angoon bombardment - WikipediaThe Angoon Bombardment was the destruction of the Tlingit village of Angoon, Alaska, by US Naval forces under Commander Edgar C. Merriman and Michael A. Healy in October 1882. A Tlingit shaman was accidentally killed while working on a whaling ship.
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