Russian Mission is a Yukon River village of about 340 people.
Yup ’ik people have long had settlements and seasonal camps along the life-giving river. In the mid-1800s, Russian Orthodox missionaries established a permanent village and built a log chapel . Today , most people in Russian Mission still identify as Russian Orthodox and harvest much of their food from the river and surrounding lands.Light streams through holes in Willie Takumjenak's smokehouse as king and chum salmon dry in late June.
Russian Orthodox missionaries established a permanent settlement at this spot along the Yukon River about 1837 and constructed a log chapel, which is no longer standing, around 1845. The church is still very important in the village, with most people identifying as Russian Orthodox. Russell Vaska rides his bicycle in Russian Mission. From left, Monica Kozevnikoff, 6, Syra Kozevnikoff, 9, Xavier Joseph, 10, and Charissa Kozevnikoff, 12, eat snacks outside the Russian Mission Native Store.
The old Elevation of the Holy Cross Church, constructed around 1851, sits atop a hill overlooking the village of Russian Mission in March. Russian Orthodox missionaries established a permanent settlement here along the Yukon River about 1837 and constructed a log chapel, which is no longer standing, around 1845. The church is still very important in the village, with most people identifying as Russian Orthodox. Patricia Pitka mixes pulltabs at the bingo hall.
Amelia Askoak, 2, plays with marten that her father Nicephore Askoak brought home from the family trapline. Young pups crowd their mother's doghouse in Basil Larson's dog yard.
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