Navy issues apology for destroying Alaska Native village in 1882
In 1882, the U.S. Navy bombed and destroyed the Tlingit village of Angoon in Alaska, resulting in deaths, loss of resources, and intergenerational trauma. 142 years later, Rear Adm. Mark Sucato issued an apology for the atrocity, acknowledging the pain inflicted on the Tlingit people. The village received a settlement in 1973, but leaders have…