Well, it's not like they've got any other things to focus on...right?-----US Navy apologizes for the 1882 obliteration of a Tlingit village in Alaska

US Navy apologizes for the 1882 obliteration of a Tlingit village in Alaska

A member of the U.S. Navy sprinkles tobacco on top of a killer whale clan hat, which is considered to bring good fortune, during a Navy ceremony Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Angoon, Alaska, to apologize for the 1882 military bombing of the Tlingit village in Angoon. (Nobu Koch/Sealaska Heritage Institute via AP)
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 apologized.

U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mark B. Sucato speaks during a Navy ceremony Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Angoon, Alaska, to apologize for the 1882 military bombing on a Tlingit village in Angoon. (Nobu Koch/Sealaska Heritage Institute via AP)...