GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-1

St. Ignatius Church
Alstrom Street
P.O. Box 53
Alakanuk, AK 99554

Phone: 907-238-3914

 

History: St. Ignatius Church, Alakanuk, Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, has been a predominantly Native American (Yupik Eskimo) parish on the lower Yukon River and in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).   

1892-1904

Jesuits (Turin, Canadian Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri, and Montreal, Quebec) from St. Mary鈥檚, Akulurak, visited Alakanuk (Eskimo), a remote village on the Yukon River

1904-1943

Jesuits (California Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) from St. Mary鈥檚, Akulurak, established and attended St. Ignatius Mission (Eskimo)

1943-1951

Jesuits (Oregon Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) attended St. Ignatius from Sacred Heart, Sheldon Point, plus Emmonak and other locations

1951-1952

St. Ignatius was destroyed by flooding and rebuilt in 1952

1954-1990s

Became a parish; Jesuits have administered St. Ignatius Church

1990s-present

Visiting Jesuits have served St. Ignatius in tandem with local deacons, lay ministers, Sisters of Notre Dame, and Sisters of St. Dominic

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1892-ongoing

Volume: At least 1 cubic foot (at least 10 volumes) 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Ignatius Church.

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 向日葵视频 Archives.

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