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More Than God Demands
Anthony UrvinaSally Urvina
其他書名
Politics & Influence of Christian Missions in Northwest Alaska 1897-1918
出版University of Alaska Press, 2019-11-25
主題History / Indigenous Peoples in the AmericasSocial Science / Sociology of ReligionHistory / Polar RegionsSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American StudiesHistory / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
ISBN16022329469781602232945
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZpO-CwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋A vivid, “thoughtful” account of the territorial government’s campaign to convert Alaska Natives and suppress their culture (Alaska History).
 
Near the turn of the twentieth century, the territorial government of Alaska put its support behind a project led by Christian missionaries to convert Alaska Native peoples—and, along the way, bring them into “civilized” American citizenship. Establishing missions in a number of areas inhabited by Alaska Natives, the program was an explicit attempt to erase ten thousand years of Native culture and replace it with Christianity and an American frontier ethic.
 
Anthony Urvina, whose mother was an orphan raised at one of the missions established as part of this program, draws on details from her life in order to present the first full history of this missionary effort. Smoothly combining personal and regional history, he tells the story of his mother’s experience amid a fascinating account of Alaska Native life and of the men and women who came to Alaska to spread the word of Christ, confident in their belief and unable to see the power of the ancient traditions they aimed to supplant