Saint Innocent and the Aleut people

From Orthodox Christian Mission Center

A painting by Russian artist, Mikhail Shankov, showing Saint Innocent and the Aleut people sailing in a boat across icy waters in Alaska. The painting is called "Easter Procession of St Innokenty Veniaminov". Saint Innocent is a beloved Saint of the Orthodox Church who spent many years engulfing himself in the culture of the Alaskan people so that he could minister to them the love of Christ by incorporating the faith into their way of life. He translated the Bible and liturgical services into their language and served in many other ways throughout his ministry.
To read more about his life as a priest and missionary, follow this link.

See also

Saint Innocent Veniaminov & the Native Tribes of Alaska  
Chief Ivan Pan'kov: An Architect of Aleut Literacy 
Outreach Alaska (site)

Orthodoxy and Native Americans (site)

Alaska of my heart (site)

Filmmaker Hopes To Capture the Orthodox Spirituality of Alaskan Natives

The ancient Christian Church - About Orthodox Church in the West World...

Travelers on the Way to the Light

The Way - An introduction to the Orthodox Faith

Native Americans (tag)