▁subs istence ▁meat ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁President ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t ▁established ▁a ▁rein de er ▁res ervation ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁This ▁caused ▁legal ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁land ▁claim ▁process ▁to ▁ac quire ▁surface ▁and ▁sub sur face ▁rights ▁to ▁their ▁land , ▁under ▁the ▁section ▁ 1 9 ▁of ▁Al aska ▁Native ▁Cla ims ▁S ett lement ▁Act ▁( AN C SA ) ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁the ▁rein de er ▁reserve ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁rein de er ▁themselves . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁island ers ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Al aska ▁Territ orial ▁Guard ▁( AT G ). ▁ ▁Following ▁dis band ment ▁of ▁the ▁AT G ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁N ortheast ▁Cape ▁Air ▁Force ▁Station ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁many ▁island ers ▁joined ▁the ▁Al aska ▁National ▁Guard ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁station . ▁ ▁Cold ▁War ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁during ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁a ▁US ▁Navy ▁P 2 V ▁Ne pt une ▁with ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁two ▁Soviet ▁Air ▁Forces ▁f ighter ▁aircraft ▁along ▁the ▁International ▁Date ▁Line ▁in ▁international ▁waters ▁over ▁the ▁Ber ing ▁Stra its , ▁between ▁Si ber ia ' s