"The Lord Will Provide": The History and Role of Episcopalian Christianity in Nets'aii Gwich'in Social Development--Arctic Village, Alaska
This paper addresses the history and development of Episcopalianism in the Nets'aii Gwich'in community of Arctic Village, Alaska. It is argued that Christianity in the village well represents communal resistance to colonial domination, as well as the ability to blend past and present tradi...
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ftunivkansas:oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/5796 2023-05-15T14:42:43+02:00 "The Lord Will Provide": The History and Role of Episcopalian Christianity in Nets'aii Gwich'in Social Development--Arctic Village, Alaska Dinero, Steven C. 2010-01-26T16:16:47Z http://hdl.handle.net/1808/5796 en eng Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program, University of Kansas: http://www.indigenous.ku.edu Indigenous Nations Journal, Volume 4, Number 1 (Spring, 2003), pp. 3-28 http://hdl.handle.net/1808/5796 Copyright (c) Indigenous Nations Journal. For rights questions please contact the Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program, 1410 Jayhawk Blvd, 6 Lippincott Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 openAccess Article 2010 ftunivkansas 2022-08-26T13:10:22Z This paper addresses the history and development of Episcopalianism in the Nets'aii Gwich'in community of Arctic Village, Alaska. It is argued that Christianity in the village well represents communal resistance to colonial domination, as well as the ability to blend past and present traditions. This development is due largely to the role played by the Gwich'in Reverend Albert E. Tritt, whose efforts, including his building of the community's first church, were central to the community's embracing of Christianity. The paper concludes with a discussion of Gwich'in Episcopalianism in the twenty-first century, and its role in the battle against oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Alaska The University of Kansas: KU ScholarWorks Arctic |
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This paper addresses the history and development of Episcopalianism in the Nets'aii Gwich'in community of Arctic Village, Alaska. It is argued that Christianity in the village well represents communal resistance to colonial domination, as well as the ability to blend past and present traditions. This development is due largely to the role played by the Gwich'in Reverend Albert E. Tritt, whose efforts, including his building of the community's first church, were central to the community's embracing of Christianity. The paper concludes with a discussion of Gwich'in Episcopalianism in the twenty-first century, and its role in the battle against oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. |
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"The Lord Will Provide": The History and Role of Episcopalian Christianity in Nets'aii Gwich'in Social Development--Arctic Village, Alaska |
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"The Lord Will Provide": The History and Role of Episcopalian Christianity in Nets'aii Gwich'in Social Development--Arctic Village, Alaska |
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"The Lord Will Provide": The History and Role of Episcopalian Christianity in Nets'aii Gwich'in Social Development--Arctic Village, Alaska |
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"the lord will provide": the history and role of episcopalian christianity in nets'aii gwich'in social development--arctic village, alaska |
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Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program, University of Kansas: http://www.indigenous.ku.edu |
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Indigenous Nations Journal, Volume 4, Number 1 (Spring, 2003), pp. 3-28 http://hdl.handle.net/1808/5796 |
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Copyright (c) Indigenous Nations Journal. For rights questions please contact the Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program, 1410 Jayhawk Blvd, 6 Lippincott Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 openAccess |
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