25-NOV-1985XXII998"1\TundraTimesNovember25,,1985PageEight,,,"Angoon(Continuedfromfrolllpage1)invcstiated1)11)investigated))Invinvcstiatedinvestigatedtlated$itwillbehownbhownshown!thatthatitheitheIndiansItheItheIndianIndiansIndianhadgivennoSufficientpprovocationpropro-proovocationo-o-¬-vocationfortheseverebevcre:punishmpunishmentpunishmentthatpunishmentntntthutthatthutwasinflictedil1fl1ttediriflkteduponthem.ThefamilyTheThefamilyfamilyfamilyofofthemanmunwhowaskilledhadhdd,'afairclaimfor,compencompensationalionwhwhichwouldwhichchwouldhavebeenawardedtothembyanybybyanyanycourtIntheUnitedUnitedStates''".Whiletheletterlellersinglcbblngletlsingletsblngletloutoutafamilyfamfam-!dmIlydm-dm¬-ilythatdeserved""fairfair"fdirfdirclaimforcompensationeompencomeom-eomcom-¬-penpensation'>lllion.,.""theemireentirecommunityalsodeservedalalsooodcdcdeservedervedccompensationmpcnatlonAlaska'sformerAlaAlaska'sAlaskaska'',formertormergovernorJayFlarHarnmondH\IlInondHIlInond,\)nmondnmondsaidsaidinstudsaidaldaldIninaproclamationproc\lmatlor'lproclmatlor'llmatlorl\,',,.""AngoonAngoonelderseldcrs,sayitsayuyuyIIitIItookthemfiveyearsyeal10fortheirancestorsancesanceances--¬-lortors'10torecovertoapoirjtpoultpointthattheycouldthey<(amidcouldmidbeginbegmtorebuildtheirvillagevilluge"".Thefhel'helhe'CongreCongressionalhlon1I;Recordexplainshowexplainsexplain,howtheincidentmCldenthappenedTeil'KfeinhappenedhappenedTeil'KleinhappenedTell'KleinTeil'KleinTeilKleinTell'KleinTellKleinTeil'KfeinTeilKfein'',,anAngoonshaman,apersonaddpersonThngJtIpersonofnoblebloodintheTlingitcultureThngJtcultureThngitThngJtTlingitIculture,,.wasWUhemployedashelmbmanofhelhsmanofhelmsmanhelmbmanhelhsmanofasteamsteamlanuchlanuchlaunchuusededintthethe,ewhalingoperationwhalingwhalingoperalionoperationDu'nngoperalionDu'rmgoperationDuringoperationoperalionDu'nngDunngDu'rmgDurmgDuring'thewhalingonOct.22,l1882B82,,.aharpoongunfiredtiredata1\1\1whalewhaleaccidentallywhalewhaleaccidentallyaccidentallyexplodedandstruckTeil'KleininthestomachMomachandchechestt,,killingkillkillIngkill-kill-¬-\inghimBillyhimhimBillyhimBillyBillyJoneJones,aIIanephewoftheshamanshashamansha-sha¬-man,whowawaswar,13atthetimeoftheincidentthetheincidentincidentandawitnesstothedestructiondestructiondestrucdestruc--¬-tionofAngoon,gavethefollowingaccountacaccountac-ac-¬-countinl919$1When195119$11911951When$llWhenWhenTellTeil*'Klein'sKleinsKleill'sKleills''bodywaWaswasbroughtbroughtto10§shorehore,,hisboatwasbeachedbeachedbeachbeach-¬-edalongwiththewhaler..TheIndianIndianCouncilIndianCouncilCouncilthenagreedtohold1I0idthewhaler1\tillthebodywasburiedbuned""onlyonlytotore'pecttorespectrespectre'pectrepect'themanthatwaskilled."TribalTnballawslawsforbadeforbadctheuseofsharpinstrumentssharpsharpmstrumentsinstrumentsmstrumentsor(;Iheheequipmentequipmentwhichhadwhichwhichhadhadcausedcau\edcaued\thedeathduringdunngtheperiodofperiodperiodofofmourning..,TlingifTlinglTlingit!customalsorequiredrerequiredre-re¬-quiredpaymentforthedeathofanIn-In-wentabouttheir'mourningimdandprepQratiorispreporationprepprep--¬-arationsorationQratioris!.forthethe'burialtheburialtlleb\lrialtlleblrial'',burial\,hehe'lookhelook'tooktheet7mpany'kthethecompany'scompany'scompanyset7mpany'ket7mpanyk''tugboat,""thetheFF&voriietoF&voriie/F&voriieFvoriieF8voritd&vorite.,/"*toSitkaSltkatoseekbeekhelptelppelpfr6mfromthenavalcommandernavulnavalcommanderommanderTradmgCo..TheThelThelNorthwestNorthwestTradingoTradingTradmgCoo,.officialreprepohedreportedi1eclthatthetndiansWereIndianstndiansIndianswereWereUprisinguprislhg,threateningttlreatenmgthelivesandliveslivesandandpropertypropenyofwhiteswhiteb..CommanderCpmmanderMerrimanImmedldteIyimmediatelyimmediateImmedldte-Immedldteimmediate--¬-lyIygatheredaforcefortecomprisedcomprihedofper4onnclperperol1nper-per¬-sonnel4onnclol1n1fromtheNavy,,theMarineCorpsMarineMarineCOrpbCorpsCOrpb,.andtheRevenueMarineServiceServIceServServ-¬-iceHeaccepted4'ththeofferof''thth'theRevenueJthc'thetheRevenueCutter,,.'"'CorwmCorwm"Corwm"CorwinCorwin',.""theninportininponportponinin111SitkaSltka,forforI\II\useasseIntheflotillainpiacininpdcepiacplacep\dcepdce\°eotofthetbe""AdamsAdams"AddmbAddmb,"thenavalvesselnavalnavalvevevesselelhecomrtiandedcomn1andedcoinniandedHethoughtherherdraftherdrdftdraftdrdfttoodeepfortheshorelinehorclinewatersofwaterpIwaterswater\water\ofpIChathamChilthrunChthall1StraitoffAngoonMerrimanAngoonAngoonMernmanMernmanMemmanMerrimanprepressedbedthe""FavoriteFavorite""irito1/1101110iiuo/servicebymountingmountmgagatlmggathnggallinggundndgungununddndundhowit/erhowiterhowlt7erhowitzer/aboardit,and,,.withhisOwnhlhisOwniwn(steambteamlaunchfromthe""AdamsAdams"Adal11Adal11"inItow,,theattackattdckforceheadedlorforthesupposedthesupposedupposedtroublespotWhenspotspotWhenWhenMernman'bMernmanbMerrunan'bMerrunanbMerriman'sMerrimans''militaryfleetarrvedarardveclar-ar-¬-rvedriveddvecl#mInKootznoowooInletbehindbehindAngoonbehindAngoon,AngoononOctober25,.thepeoplevdpeoplepeoplewprevdWerewprerequietlygoinggomgaboutgatheringfoodgathehngflodgat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