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Yakutat, a Tlingit village of about 600 residents, is in the lowlands of the Gulf of Alaska, at the top of Alaska's panhandle. Nearby is the Hubbard Glacier, a frequent stop for cruise ships.

Tlingit clan members from Angoon, Alaska, await a formal apology during a U.S. Navy ceremony Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Angoon, Alaska, for the 1882 military bombing on the Tlingit village in Angoon.

Tlingit clan members from Angoon, Alaska, await a formal apology during a U.S. Navy ceremony Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Angoon, Alaska, for the 1882 military bombing on the Tlingit village in Angoon.

Tlingit clan members from Angoon, Alaska, await a formal apology during a U.S. Navy ceremony Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Angoon, Alaska, for the 1882 military bombing on the Tlingit village in Angoon.

In 1882 the U.S. Navy shelled a southwest Alaska Tlingit village and then burned what was left of the homes, food caches and canoes. Conditions were so severe that winter, ...