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Alaska, Indigenous Resilience, & the Second World War – What’s Old is News

https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_11_07_05_07_53_be7eb30e-8d63-44a2-b2fd-af0c4d6025b5.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week, I talk with Holly Miowak Guise, author of Alaska Native Resilience: Voices from World War II. We talk about the lived memory of the Second World War in Alaska, the American occupation of Alaska, and the diversity of the local population. We also discuss local community responses to the… Read more »

History Slam Episode 174: Captain Cook Rediscovered

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https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/History-Slam-174.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham Captain James Cook sailed with British Royal Navy through the middle of the 18th century, travelling to Newfoundland, where he made detailed maps, before making three trips to the Pacific Ocean. These travels cemented his place in the European historical narrative, as he was the first recorded European to land on… Read more »