20-08-2016 01:09 via alaskapublic.org

AK: Knowing the unknown

Since Russian priests began establishing missions at the end of the 18th century, the Orthodox Church has become part of the landscape of  Alaska.What’s less visible today than Orthodox crosses and golden cupolas are the Alaska Native belief systems that existed before European contact. KDLG’s Hannah Colton has this story about one Dena’ina man who came to embrace his traditional spirituality, and why he’s choosing now to speak up about it.  
 
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