Chief Kadashan's cane from 19th century coming home to 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 especially significa...