GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-8
Sacred Heart Church
P.O. Box 249
Chevak, AK 99563
Phone: 907-858-7826
History: Sacred Heart Church, Chevak, Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, has been a predominantly Native American (Cupik Eskimo) parish on the Bering Sea coast in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska). (Cupik is a distinct dialect of the Yupik Eskimo language.)
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1928-1935 |
Jesuits (Oregon Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) visited Old Chevak (Cupik Eskimo) |
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1935-1950 |
Jesuits from Little Flower, Hooper Bay, established and attended St. John the Baptist Mission (Cupik Eskimo), Old Chevak |
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1950 |
To avoid periodic flooding, the residents of Old Chevak relocated the community to the site of New Chevak |
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1950-1989, 1990s |
Jesuits established and administered Sacred Heart Church (Cupik Eskimo), New Chevak |
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1983-present |
Visiting Fairbanks diocesan priests and diocesan ministry team members have ministered to Sacred Heart |
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1980s-present |
Permanent deacons (Cupik Eskimo) and lay ministers (Cupik Eskimo) have served the parish and assisted with its administration |
Jesuits and Fairbanks diocesan priests at Sacred Heart attended to Holy Family Mission (Yupik Eskimo), Newtok, 1952-1990 (became a parish).
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1952-ongoing
Volume: Few volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Sacred Heart Church and Holy Family Mission.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Archives.
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