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The City of Kake Celebrates 100th AnniversaryThe 100 Year Kake Day Celebration was held January 6, 7 and 8, 2012. It brought the community together to celebrate 100 years as a city government and uplifted Tlingit protocol.The event was sponsored in part by Sealaska. Mayor Henrich Kadake presented Sealaska Board Chair Albert Kookesh with a miniature canoe. The gift was carved by Kake students. The celebration also put time aside to reflect on the past. One historical event to take place in Kake’s history is known as the "Kake War." In 1869 after a minor conflict that resulted in loss of life for Native and non-Native, the U.S. Naval ship, Saginaw, bombarded three villages near what is known today as Kake. In the aftermath, an unexploded shell was discovered and was kept as evidence of the conflict. At the 100 year celebration, Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) President Rosita Worl signed an agreement with the Organized Village of Kake (OVK). OVK agrees to loan the shell to SHI on a temporary basis. SHI plans to eventually display the shell in the new Dr. Walter Soboleff Cultural Center for historical and educational purposes. Stories about the celebration: Capital City Weekly Anchorage Daily News KCAW View photo slideshow from the event:
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