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The Russian Orthodox Church as a native institution among the Koniag Eskimo of Kodiak Island, Alaskaarticle 1981 • Rathburn, Robert Richard
Alutiiq • North 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 AlaskaBook 1988 • Rathburn, Robert Richard
Tlingit • North 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...