GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-40

St. Peter Church
General Delivery
Nunan Iqua, AK 99666

Phone: 907-498-4246

 

History: St. Peter Church, Nunan Iqua (formerly Shelton Point), Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Yupik Eskimo) parish at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Norton Sound coast and in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).

1916-1954	Jesuits (Oregon Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at St. Mary’s, Akulurak, visited Nunan Iqua station (Yupik Eskimo)
1954-1990s	Jesuits at St. Mary’s, Akulurak, established and attended to St. Mary Mission (Yupik Eskimo), Nunan Iqua/Shelton Point
1970s-1980s	Sisters of Notre Dame (unknown) and Dominican Sisters (unknown) served the parish
1983	The parish was renamed/rededicated to St. Peter
1980s-present	Permanent deacons (Yupik Eskimo) have served the parish
1990s-present	Visiting Fairbanks diocesan priests and diocesan ministry team members have ministered to St. Peter Church

Jesuits at St. Mary’s, Nunan Iqua, attended to Sacred Heart Mission, Emmonak, 1943-1951 (also attended from St. Mary’s, St. Mary’s).

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: 

Inclusive dates: 1980s-ongoing

Volume: Few volumes 

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