Title Mission of change in southwest Alaska : conversations with Father René Astruc and Paul Dixon on their work with Yup'ik people, 1950-1988 / Ann Fienup-Riordan [editor]

Published Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 376 pages) : illustrations, maps 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Dixon, Paul -- Interviews Astruc, René, 1924- -- Interviews SUBJECT Astruc, René, 1924- fast Subject Jesuits -- Missions -- Alaska -- Saint Mary's Region SUBJECT Jesuits fast Subject Yupik Eskimos -- Missions -- Alaska -- Saint Mary's Region Yupik Eskimos -- Land tenure -- Alaska -- Saint Mary's Region Yupik Eskimos -- Alaska -- Saint Mary's Region -- Social conditions POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Manners and customs Missions Yupik Eskimos -- Missions Yupik Eskimos -- Social conditions SUBJECT Saint Mary's (Alaska) -- History Saint Mary's (Alaska) -- Social life and customs Subject Alaska -- Saint Mary's Genre/Form History Interviews Form Electronic book Author Fienup-Riordan, Ann ISBN 9781602231627 1602231621

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