Members of the Tlingit Nation sing for a recently returned Bear Clan Totem during a welcoming ceremony in Angoon, Alaska, November 1, 2003

Members of the Tlingit Nation, including Daniel Brown, center, and Don Johnson, right, sing for a recently returned Bear Clan Totem during a welcoming ceremony in Angoon, Alaska, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003. The totem disappeared from the village in 1908 to reappear in Greeley, Colo., as a gift from the...

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Main Author: Moloney, Kevin
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Published: Scholarship & Creative Works @ Digital UNC 2003
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Online Access:https://digscholarship.unco.edu/totem_teddy/13
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Summary:Members of the Tlingit Nation, including Daniel Brown, center, and Don Johnson, right, sing for a recently returned Bear Clan Totem during a welcoming ceremony in Angoon, Alaska, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003. The totem disappeared from the village in 1908 to reappear in Greeley, Colo., as a gift from the secretary of education for Alaska. The Tlingit village of Angoon was leveled by the U.S. Navy in 1882 after an alleged cultural misunderstanding. https://digscholarship.unco.edu/totem_teddy/1015/thumbnail.jpg