Mission of Change in Southwest Alaska : Conversations with Father René Astruc and Paul Dixon on Their Work with Yup'ik People /

Mission of Change is an oral history describing various types of change-political, social, cultural, and religious-as seen through the eyes of Father Astruc and Paul Dixon, non-Natives who dedicated their lives to working with the Yup'ik people. Their stories are framed by the an analytic histo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Fienup-Riordan, Ann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Astruc, Rene, > 1924-
Astruc, Rene, > 1924- > Interviews.
Dixon, Paul > Interviews.
Jesuits.
Jesuits > Missions > Alaska > Saint Mary's Region.
Yupik Eskimos > Social conditions.
Yupik Eskimos > Missions.
Missions.
Manners and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Yupik Eskimos > Alaska > Saint Mary's Region > Social conditions.
Yupik Eskimos > Land tenure > Alaska > Saint Mary's Region.
Yupik Eskimos > Missions > Alaska > Saint Mary's Region.
Alaska > Saint Mary's.
Saint Mary's (Alaska) > Social life and customs.
Saint Mary's (Alaska) > History.
Interviews.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction by Ann Fienup-Riordan; 1. Changing Continents: Father Astruc Begins Work on the Lower Yukon; 2. Changes in Education: Father Astruc as Superior of St. Mary's Mission; 3. Changing Careers: Paul Dixon Begins Work in Rural Alaska; 4. Changing Communities: The City of St. Marys; 5. Changes on Nelson Island; 6. Regional Changes Before ANCSA; 7. Statewide Changes: ANCSA and Its Aftermath; 8. Change Continues in St. Marys; 9. Changes in the Church: Yup'ik Spirituality in Transition; References; Index.

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