tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post4047919194604675397..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Alutiiq gospel sparks great interestByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-23529836731804975082012-07-26T10:19:32.093-05:002012-07-26T10:19:32.093-05:00Last year, I got a tour of the library from Daria....Last year, I got a tour of the library from Daria. There's an amazing collection there. Interesting point about this project: the Aleuts have been told that the Russians took their language and culture from them. Many of them are shocked to find out that their language books were all published in Russia with the enthusiastic support of the ROC. The new narrative was used to try to get young Aleuts to hate Orthodoxy and become Protestant, which has largely been successful now as most Aleuts don't go to church. But, this project is starting to turn that around, and everyone is hoping for a renaissance of native culture centered on the Church. The clock is ticking, however: the elders who remember are dying at a rapid rate.Fr. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01377360010219230919noreply@blogger.com