Alaska, Indigenous Resilience, & ...
Alaska, Indigenous Resilience, & the Second World War

What's Old is News by Sean Graham

Episode notes

This week, Sean Graham talks with Holly Miowak Guise, author of Alaska Native Resilience: Voices from World War II. They talk about the lived memory of the Second World War in Alaska, the American occupation of Alaska, and the diversity of the local population. They also discuss local community responses to the war, forced relocation, and how colonial structures shaped the post-war experiences of those who fought.

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Keywords
united statessecond world warcolonialismindigenousreconciliationmilitary historyamericanAlaskaresilience