Native America Calling: Recalling the 1804 Battle of Sitka and the 1869 bombardment of Kake

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Monday, September 30, 2024

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Recalling the 1804 Battle of Sitka

Tlingit warriors enjoyed an initial victory in defending their home against Russians intent on re-establishing their settlement in Sitka in present-day Alaska.

But after first driving the Russians back and wounding their leader, Alexander Baranov, in the first week of October, 1804, the Tlingits concluded they couldn’t sustain another armed assault. They moved to the far end of the island that now bears Baranov’s name, but remained contentious cohabitants with the Russians, keeping the settlers on guard.

Even though the Tlingits lost, the battle was a landmark event that influenced Russian settlement that came after.

Join Native America Calling to hear about the Battle of 1804, and also the 1869 American assault on the Village of Kake, for which the U.S. Navy just formally apologized.

Sealaska Heritage Institute: U.S. Military offers historic apology to Kake for devastating 1869 bombardment

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska): ‘This is an historic moment’

Guests on Native America Calling

Louise Brady (citizen of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska), Kiks.ádi clan member

Joel Jackson (Tlingit), president of the Organized Village of Kake

Yeidikook’áa Dionne Brady-Howard (citizen of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska), Alaska Native educator

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