Haunted by World War II internment
As a country, as a state, as a people, âwe are still capable of these atrocitiesâ
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May 18, 2021
A photo of unidentified Aleuts (Unangan) being transported from Pribilof and Aleutian islands to camps in Southeast Alaska during World War II. (Photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration)
As a country, as a state, as a people, âwe are still capable of these atrocitiesâ
Joaqlin Estus
The Alaska Legislature unanimously voted on Monday to help protect an Unangax, or Aleut, cemetery in Southeast Alaska. The cemetery holds the remains of Aleut people who died in a World War II era internment camp.