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).
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1892-1904 |
Jesuits (Turin, Canadian Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri, and Montreal, Quebec) from St. Mary’s, Akulurak, visited Alakanuk (Eskimo), a remote village on the Yukon River |
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1904-1943 |
Jesuits (California Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) from St. Mary’s, Akulurak, established and attended St. Ignatius Mission (Eskimo) |
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1943-1951 |
Jesuits (Oregon Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) attended St. Ignatius from Sacred Heart, Sheldon Point, plus Emmonak and other locations |
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1951-1952 |
St. Ignatius was destroyed by flooding and rebuilt in 1952 |
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1954-1990s |
Became a parish; Jesuits have administered St. Ignatius Church |
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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 Marquette University Archives.
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