Word: alaska
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Sheldon Jackson lectured in Sanders Theatre last evening on "Alaska and its Indians." A large audience gathered, in spite of the disagreeable weather, and heard an interesting account of a remote and greatly misjudged portion of the United States. Dr. Jackson first described the vast extent of Alaska, stating that it was almost equal in size to all the states east of the Mississippi, and its natural resources. He said that the income to our national treasury from the fur industry alone had more than paid the price of purchase from Russia. Besides the seals and fur-bearing animals, there...
Most of the natives of Alaska are industrious and religious. They are degraded by a superstition which attributes all misfortune to evil spirits. There is a class of "medicine men" who devote their lives to propitiating these evil spirits, and who think to increase their power by eating human corpses Slavery in its worst forms is prevalent all over the country. The masters have entire control over their slaves and often kill a dozen or more as a mere display of wealth. The condition of the women is so wretched that babies are often killed rather than allowed to grow...
...great possibilities of progress and civilization among the people are shown by two experiences. The first is that of Mr. Duncan, an English missionary, who landed at Alaska thirty-five years ago. His efforts to spread the gospel were received enthusiastically by the people, and he soon gained so much power that the "medicine men" tried to kill him, and he withdrew to settle in a new place with his followers. The dwellers in the new village were placed under strict pledges to abstain from idleness and vice, and a model town soon grew up. Another proof of capabilities...
Cambridge Indian Association. Alaska and its Indians. Address. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, U. S. Supt. of schools in Alaska. Sanders Theatre...
Cambridge Indian Association. Alaska and its Indians. Address. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, U. S. Supt. of schools in Alaska. Sanders Theatre...