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Presidential Passage: Warren G. Harding in Wrangell

President Warren G. Harding’s 1923 “Voyage of Understanding” is the only time a sitting U.S. president has ever visited Wrangell. Though he died a month later, his arrival was a defining moment in what Wrangell means to America.

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The Eyes of Skak-Ish-Tin

Skak-Ish-Tin lived to be well over 100 years old. Although much of her life remains a mystery, the stories and images that survive offer glimpses into who she was.

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LandBack 1899: The Right to Kick

When the Alaska Packers Association seized another salmon stream in 1899, Tlingit leaders from Fort Wrangel wrote a letter in protest, and passed the torch to a new generation.

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LandBack 1890: The Tlingit Hire a Lawyer

In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison received a letter written by the lawyer representing “the Indians of South Eastern Alaska.” It is recognized as the first legal step in the fight for Alaska Native land claims.

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