Maj. Gen. Joseph Hilbert, commander of the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, speaks with clan leaders (left to right) Richard Xúns Oliver, Richard Tashee Rinehart, Lu Knapp, Kevin T'aawyaat Callahan and Mike Aak'wtaatseen Hoyt.
During a break in the U.S. Army apology ceremony, Sik'nax̲.ádi clan leader John Martin walked over to a table in the audience, turned and handed U.S. Army Chaplain Phillip Rittermeyer a book. It was "The Sea Runners," by Ivan Doig, a novel about four indentured servants and their quest for freedom in a stolen canoe. Rittermeyer turned to those seated at his table and explained what happened.
"We met last night, and he wanted me to have this," the chaplain said, tapping the book to the table.
In a public event on Jan. 11 at the Nolan Center, the U.S. Army apologized for its 1869 bombardment of...
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