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This site is an electronic library of historic Orthodox Christian resources in the indigenous languages of Alaska. Included in this site are:
���• printed texts in the Aleut, Alutiiq, Tlingit, and Yup'ik languages,
���• audio libraries of liturgical hymns in mp3 format,
���• links to published materials for further research,
���• links to other web-sites dedicated to Alaskan Orthodoxy.
The Alaskan Orthodox texts require the use of Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader.
The Alaskan Orthodox texts may be printed-out for non-commercial use only. Please address questions, comments, or corrections to Father Geoffrey, via e-mail at: [email protected]
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Aleut (Unangax^) Orthodox Language Texts
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• The Indication of the Pathway into the Kingdom of Heaven
���by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) - published 1840, 1899 (0.6 MB)
• Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew
���by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) & St. Jacob (Netsvetov) - published 1840, 1896 (2.1 MB)
• Pascha Gospel & Apostle Readings
���by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) & St. Jacob (Netsvetov) - published 1840, 1896 (0.4 MB)
• Beginnings of Christian Teaching
������• Part 1: Introduction - Alphabet - Prayers
������• Part 2: Sacred History
������• Part 3: Christian Catechism - Conclusion
���by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) & St. Jacob (Netsvetov) - published 1840, 1893 (1.7 MB)
• Two Sermons from St. Nicholas Church in Atka
���by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) & St. Jacob (Netsvetov) - manuscript 1842 (0.5 MB)
• Short Religious Composition
���Selection from "Grammatical Outline of the Fox Island (Eastern) Aleut language"
���by Ivan Kurbatov - published 1846 by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) (0.1 MB)
• Preface to the Holy Gospel According to St. Mark
���Preface to the first Eastern-Aleut translation of the Holy Gospel According to St. Mark
���Fr. Innocent Shayashnikov - manuscript 1860 (0.1 MB)
• Short Instructions, Biblical Quotations, and Prayers for a Blessed Life
���Original compositions and translations into the Atkan-Aleut dialect
���by Fr. Laurence Salamatov - manuscript 1860 (0.2 MB)
• New Testament translations into the Atkan-Aleut dialect
���• Holy Gospel According to St. Mark (0.8 MB)
���• Holy Gospel According to St. Luke (1.4 MB)
���• Holy Gospel According to St. John (1.0 MB)
���by Fr. Laurence Salamatov - manuscripts 1861
• Abridged Catechism for the Instruction of (Atkan) Aleut Youth
���by Fr. Laurence Salamatov - manuscript 1862 (0.3 MB)
• The Life of Saint George, Great Martyr & Victory Bearer
���by Anthony Ugoril'nikov - manuscript 1868 (0.2 MB)
• An Appeal for Orthodox Christian Youth Schooling & Education
���by Bishop John (Mitropolsky), translated by Fr. Innocent Shayashnikov - manuscript 1871 (0.1 MB)
• Prayerbook & Abridged Catechism in Eastern-Aleut
���by Fr. Innocent Shayashnikov - manuscript 1872 (0.3 MB)
• Prayer Fragment found in Financial Report
���Translation of the hymn "If thou didst not intercede in prayer for us"
���translator unknown - manuscript 1872 (0.2 MB)
• Antiphon 15, Tone 6. Holy Friday Matins
���Translation of the hymn "Today He who hung the earth upon the waters"
���translator unknown - manuscript 1890 (0.1 MB)
• Aleut Primer
���corrected & expanded from "Beginnings of Christian Teaching (1840)" - published 1893 (0.4 MB)
• Prayers & Hymns of the Orthodox Church
���Hymns of Vespers, Matins, Divine Liturgy and Pascha
���by Rdr. Andrew Lodochnikov - published 1898 (0.6 MB)
• Short Rule for a Pious Life
���by Fr. Innocent Shayashnikov - published 1902 (0.1 MB)
• New Testament translations into the Eastern-Aleut dialect
���• Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew (0.7 MB)
���• Holy Gospel According to St. Mark (0.5 MB)
���• Holy Gospel According to St. Luke (0.7 MB)
���• Holy Gospel According to St. John (0.6 MB)
���• Acts of the Holy Apostles (0.7 MB)
���by Fr. Innocent Shayashnikov - manuscripts 1872, partially published 1902-1903
• Orthodox Alaska (periodical from Unalaska)
���by Rdrs. Leonty Sivtsov and Simeon Samoilovich - manuscript 1904
• Orthodox Temperance Society Pamphlet
���by the Vicariate of Alaska, Diocese of the Aleutians and North America - published 1906 (0.7 MB)
• Announcements from the Aleut Orthodox School in Unalaska
���by the Aleut Orthodox School in Unalaska - typewritten 1910, 1911 (0.1 MB)
• Abridged Festal Menaion
���Hymns of Christmas, Theophany and Pascha
���by Fr. Gregory Kochergin - manuscript 1940 (0.2 MB)
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Kodiak-Aleut (Alutiiq) Orthodox Language Texts
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Tlingit Orthodox Language Texts
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Yup'ik Orthodox Language Texts
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• From the Old Testament
���Lessons from the Old Testament in the Aglemiut dialect
���by Dcn. John Orlov - manuscript 1887
• Three Liturgical Gospel Readings
���St. Mark 1:9-11, St. Matthew 4:23-5:13, St. Mark 16:1-8
���by Dcn. John Orlov - manuscript 1887 (0.1 MB)
• Prayers & Hymns in the Kwikpagmiut-Kuskokwim dialect
���Selections from the Weekly, Festal, and Paschal cycle of services
���by St. Jacob (Netsvetov) and Fr. Zachary Bel'kov - published 1896 (0.6 MB)
• Prayers & Hymns in the Aglemiut-Kuskokwim dialect
���Pre-Communion Prayers, Beatitudes, Selections from Matins
���by St. Jacob (Netsvetov), Fr. Zachary Bel'kov and Fr. John Orlov - published 1896 (0.5 MB)
• Liturgy of the Catechumens with Holy Gospel Reading
���Prayers from the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Holy Gospel Reading: St. Mark 6:14-30
���by Fr. Nikifor Amkan - manuscript 1911 (0.2 MB)
• Liturgical Gospel Reading: Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
���St. Matthew 9:1-8
���unknown translator - manuscript 1930 (0.1 MB)
• Father John Veniaminov & Father Jacob Netsvetov
���by Fr. Michael Oleksa, tr. Marie Blanchett, il. B. George Smart - published 1975 (2.2 MB)
• Orthodox Choir's Handbook
���Hymns of Vespers, Matins, Divine Liturgy and Resurrection Tones
���with Select Hymns and Selections from the Panakhida, Funeral and Marriage Services
���revised by Fr. Martin Nicolai (original edition published 1974) - published 2002 (0.4 MB)
• Trisagion Hymn (Holy God)
���by the Orthodox Diocese of Alaska - published 2003 (0.02 MB)
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Audio Resources
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Audio resources provided in mp3 format. 
Many thanks to the Orthodox Diocese of Alaska for their permission to provide on-line samples of Orthodox Liturgical Hymns in the indigenous Alaskan languages. All audio files are � Orthodox Diocese of Alaska, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise marked.
Please support the work of the Diocese of Alaska by purchasing the original full-length recordings of Aleut, Tlingit, and Yup'ik hymns. The Compact Discs may be obtained from:
Orthodox Diocese of Alaska - Chancery Office
PO Box 210569
Anchorage, AK 99521
Phone: (907) 279-0025
Aleut Orthodox Liturgical Music:
Recorded in Anchorage, April 1980 & April 1981, on St. George & St. Paul Islands, April 1980.
Anchorage: St. Innocent Cathedral Choir. Clergy: Fr. Nicholas Harris, Fr. Nicholas Kompkoff. Choir Directors: Iliodor Philemonof, Michael Lekanof. Pribilofs: Singers from St. George, St. Paul, Unalaska, Nikolski, Anchorage. Clergy: Bishop Gregory, Fr. Michael Lestenkof, Fr. Ismael Gromoff, Fr. Paul Merculief, Fr. George Pletnikoff. Choir Directors: Andronik Kashevarof, Perfenia Pletnikoff.
18 Tracks. 1-9: Great Lent & Pascha in Anchorage. 10-18: Bright Week on the Pribilofs.
� 1981 St. Innocent Orthodox Church, Anchorage. Producer Richard Dauenhauer.
Dedicated to the memory of Bishop Alexei (Panteleev), Bishop of Alaska 1934-1944.
• Track 09: Christ is Risen (1:15)
• Track 14: The Beatitudes (4:18)
• Track 16: Litany (3:30)
• Track 17: Pre-Communion Prayers (I believe, O Lord, and I confess ...) (1:35)
• The Lord's Prayer (Our Father) (1:29)
���From the collection of Stephanie Lestenkof Mandregan, by permission
���by Fr. Michael D. Lestenkof, Sts. Peter & Paul Church, St. Paul Island, Alaska
Tlingit Orthodox Liturgical Music:
Recorded at St. Michael's Cathedral, Sitka, May 9-12, 1980.
Combined Choirs: Hoonah, Angoon, Juneau, Sitka
Juneau: Elizabeth Govina, Mary Govina. Sitka: Matushka Emily Williams, Emma Davis, Nadja Williams, Mary Marks. Anchorage: Nora Dauenhauer. Hoonah: Elsie Pratt, Amy Marvin, Katherine Mills. Angoon: Jimmy George, Lydia George, Charlie Joseph, Emma Demmert, Mary Willis.
Priest: Fr. Eugene Bourdukofsky. Choir Director: Fr. Michael Williams. Bell Ringer: Donna Lang.
25 Tracks. 1-11: Vespers & Divine Liturgy. 12-25: Liturgical Year
� 1981 St. Innocent Orthodox Church, Anchorage. Producer Richard Dauenhauer.
• Track 02: Rejoice O Virgin Theotokos (2:28)
• Track 03: Trisagion Hymn (Holy God) (2:53)
• Track 06: Nicene Creed (3:42)
• Track 16: Tropar of Theophany (When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized ...) (1:49)
Yup'ik Orthodox Liturgical Music from the Kuskokwim (vol. 1):
The St. Nicholas parish in Kwethluk, Alaska, dedicates this recording to the memories of the Archpriest Nicolai and Matushka Olga Michael, Archpriest Nicolai and Matushka Marie Epchook and Archpriest Vassily Epchook, whose bodies are buried in Kwethluk.
20 tracks.
� Produced 1998 under the direction of Fr. Martin Nicolai.
• Track 02: Blessed is the Man (1:42)
• Track 03: O Gladsome Light (1:14)
• Track 07: Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ (2:40)
• Track 08: O Victorious Leader (Взбранной Воеводе) (4:37)
Yup'ik Orthodox Liturgical Music from the Kuskokwim (vol. 2):
The St. Nicholas parish in Kwethluk, Alaska, dedicates this recording to the memories of Matushka Irene Suskuk and her children Nathan Isaac, Chelsea Catherine and Nicolai John, who perished on Dec. 22, 1999 in St. Paul, Alaska.
28 tracks.
� Produced 2000 under the direction of Fr. Martin Nicolai.
• Track 09: Tropar to St. Jacob (Netsvetov), Tone 2 (1:04)
• Track 21: Tropar to St. Nicholas, Tone 4 (0:48)
• Track 25: Tropar to St. Herman of Alaska, Tone 7 (1:00)
The Akathist Service to Our Lady of Sitka,
with other Alaskan Liturgical Hymns
This recording features the Akathist Service to Our Lady of Sitka, as sung by the clergy of the Diocese of Alaska during the Pilgrimmage of the Wonderworking Sitka Icon in 2005. Also included are selected liturgical hymns in the Aleut, Tlingit, and Yup'ik languages.
• Information about the Akathist Compact Disc
���Information about the Akathist Compact Disc can be found at the bottom of the linked page
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For Further Research
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No endorsement of any book or bookseller is intended. The following links are provided for information only.
Books in English:
• Clerical News - St. Nicholas Church in Juneau, Alaska for 1916
���by Fr. Andrew P. Kashevarof - typewritten 1917 (0.1 MB)
• St. Innocent: Apostle to America
���by Paul D. Garrett - published 1979
• Alaskan Missionary Spirituality
���by Fr. Michael Oleksa - published 1987, 2009
• Orthodox Alaska: A Theology of Mission
���by Fr. Michael Oleksa - published 1992
• Journals of the Priest Ioann Veniaminov in Alaska, 1826 to 1836
���by St. Innocent (Veniaminov), tr. Jerome Kisslinger - published 1993
• A Good and Faithful Servant: The Year of Saint Innocent
���An exhibit commemorating the bicentennial of the birth of Ioann Veniaminov 1797-1997
���by Lydia Black - published 1997
• The Russian Orthodox Church of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands And Its Relation to Native American Traditions - An Attempt at a Multicultural Society 1794-1912
���by Vyacheslav Ivanov - published 1997
• Memory Eternal: Tlingit Culture and Russian Orthodox Christianity Through Two Centuries
���by Sergei Kan - published 1999
• Through Orthodox Eyes: Russian Missionary Narratives of Travels to the Dena'ina and Ahtna 1850s-1930s
���by Andrei A. Znamenski - published 2003
• From Mask to Icon: Transformation in the Arctic
���by S.A. Mousalimas - published 2004
• Road to Emmaus - Spring 2007 issue (#29)
���The Alaskan Orthodox Literary Resurrection - The Angels of Akun - Northern Climes
���by Road to Emmaus: A Journal of Orthodox Faith and Culture - published 2007
Audio Lectures in English:
• The Orthodox Church in Alaska - A History in 10 Parts
���by Fr. Michael Oleksa - lecture 1997
• Foundations of Alaskan Orthodoxy, its Spiritual Foundations, Monastic & Educational Missions
���by Fr. Michael Oleksa - lecture 2007
• St. Herman of Alaska & Orthodox Missions in America
���by Kosta Stavrianeas & Fr. Michael Oleksa - interview 2008
Books in Greek / στα Ελληνικά:
• Αγιοι της Αλάσκας - Ορθόδοξο Συναξάρι
� (Saints of Alaska - Orthodox Synaxarion)
���Γεωργίου E. Πιπεράκη, εκδ.Μυριόβιβλος - published 2004
Books in Russian / по-русски:
• Словарь языков Русской Аляски
� (Word-Lists of the Languages of Russian Alaska)
���by Ferdinand von Wrangell & Michael Nosov - published 1839 (0.4 MB)
• Замечания о Колошенском и Кадьякском языках
� (Observations about the Tlingit & Kodiak Languages)
���by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) - published 1846 (0.4 MB)
• Опыт Грамматики Алеутско-Лисьевскаго языка
� (Grammatical Outline of the Fox Island (Eastern) Aleut Language)
���by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) - published 1846
• Словарь Атабаскских, Юпикских и Алютикского языков
� (Word-Lists of the Athabaskan, Yup'ik and Alutiiq Languages)
���by Laurence Zagoskin - published 1847 (0.3 MB)
• Поучения Говоренныя в Новоархангельском Соборе на Острове Ситхе
� (Teachings Spoken in the New Arkhangelsk Cathedral on Sitka Island)
���by Bishop Peter (Ekaterinovsky) - published 1865 (1.5 MB)
• Иннокентий - Митрополит Московский и Коломенский
� (Innocent - Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna)
���According to His Writings, Letters, and Stories of His Contemporaries
���by Ivan Barsukov - published 1883
• Жизнь Валаамскаго Монаха Германа, Американскаго Миссионера
� (The Life of Monk Herman of Valaam, American Missionary)
���by Valaam Monastery - published 1894 (0.3 MB)
• Очерк из Истории Американской Православной Духовной Миссии
� (Description of the History of the American Orthodox Spiritual Mission)
���from the Kodiak Mission 1794-1837
���by Valaam Monastery - published 1894
• Проповеди Преосвященнаго Николая, Епископа Алеутскаго и Аляскинскаго
� (Sermons of Right-Reverend Nicholas, Bishop of the Aleutians & Alaska)
���Alaskan selections: 1892-1894
���by Bishop Nicholas (Ziorov) - published 1897 (0.2 MB)
• Американские Проповеди, с Приложением Пяти Посланий
� (American Sermons & Epistles)
���Alaskan selections: 1897-1898
���by Bishop Nicholas (Ziorov) - published 1902 (0.4 MB)
• Преподобный Герман Аляскинский - Жизнеописание
� (Venerable Herman of Alaska - A Biography)
���by Sergei Korsun - published 2002
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Links
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• Orthodox Diocese of Alaska (Orthodox Church in America)
• Alaska's Virtual Library & Digital Archives (search: Orthodox)
• The Russian Church & Native Alaskan Cultures (U.S. Library of Congress exhibit)
• National Historic Landmarks of Russian America (U.S. National Park Service)
• St. Herman Theological Seminary
• Outreach Alaska
• Rossia Inc. - Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska
• Eklutna Historical Park
This project, digitizing original Alaskan Orthodox materials, was blessed in 2005 by the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Canada (OCA), and by the Bishop of the Diocese of Alaska (OCA). Many thanks to V. Rev. Paul Merculief, V. Rev. Michael Oleksa, and to the staff at the Alaska State Library and Alaska Native Language Center (UAF) for their continual availability for linguistic consultation. Many thanks to the following organizations for their goodwill and moral support: KNBA 90.3 FM (Anchorage), Aleut Story - The Film, Ounalashka Corporation, Alutiiq Musuem, Mayor Alvin Merculief's MystyIsles.net and Phill & Desir�e Lekanof's blogspot photo expos� of life on St. George Island, Alaska Native Knowledge Network, NativeWeb, Native American Language Net, Omniglot.com, Mitrophan Chin's Orthodox Resources, Orthodoxy Today: Commentary on Social and Moral Issues, Orthodox Christian Information Center, internet-based Orthodox radio station Ancient Faith Radio, and Road to Emmaus - A Journal of Orthodox Faith & Culture.
  
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