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1 online resource (viii, 376 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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 history of regional changes, together with current anthropological theory on the nature of cultural change and the formation of cultural identity. The book presents a subtle and emotionally moving account of the region and the roles of two men, both of whom view issues from a Catholic perspective yet. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Jesuits -- Missions -- Alaska -- Saint Mary's Region.
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Jesuits. |
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Missions. |
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Alaska. |
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Dixon, Paul -- Interviews.
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Astruc, René, 1924- -- Interviews.
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Astruc, René, 1924- |
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Interviews.
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Astruc, Rene, 1924- -- Interviews. |
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Yupik Eskimos -- Missions -- Alaska -- Saint Mary's Region.
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Yupik Eskimos -- Missions. |
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Yupik Eskimos. |
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Yupik Eskimos -- Land tenure -- Alaska -- Saint Mary's Region.
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Land tenure. |
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Yupik Eskimos -- Alaska -- Saint Mary's Region -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Saint Mary's (Alaska) -- History.
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Saint Mary's (Alaska) -- Social life and customs.
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Electronic books.
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Interviews.
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| Added Author |
Fienup-Riordan, Ann.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mission of change in southwest Alaska. Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, ©2012 9781602231610 (DLC) 2011041056 (OCoLC)757717903 |
| ISBN |
9781602231627 (electronic book) |
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1602231621 (electronic book) |
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9781602231610 |
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1602231613 |
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