Chief Kadashan's cane with 19th century history coming home to Wrangell

WRANGELL - The Oakland Museum of California has housed the Kadashan cane for the past 65 years. Now, with help from the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, the five-foot cedar cane is due to arrive in Wrangell in the coming days.

Lu Knapp, a direct descendant of Chief John Kadashan, was thrilled when she learned of the cane's imminent return.

"It just gives me a really good feeling hearing that it's coming back," Knapp said. "It was my great-grandfather's!"

While any repatriation is a success for Indigenous communities, the Kadashan cane is returning at an especiall...