The Russian Orthodox Church as a native institution among the Koniag Eskimo of Kodiak Island, Alaska
article 1981 Rathburn, Robert Richard

AlutiiqNorth America > Arctic and Subarctic
This paper contends that through the process of selective assimilation the Russian Orthodox Church has become a native institution for the Koniag Eskimo of Kodiak Island, Alaska. The use of Koniags as clergy, the use of the native language for liturg...

Processes of Russian-Tlingit acculturation in southeastern Alaska
Book 1988 Rathburn, Robert Richard

TlingitNorth America > Northwest Coast and California
The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the nature, types, and extent of Russian influence on Tlingit acculturation. In this investigation Rathburn focuses primarily on the period prior to 1900 and the acculturative role of the Russian Ame...