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Reverend Dr. Michael James Oleksa, Ph.D.

Perspectives on the assimilation of immigrants and indigenous people

Topic:
Attitudes
Descriptor:
Melting Pot
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About Reverend Dr. Michael James Oleksa, Ph.D.

Father Michael Oleksa, Ph.D. has served as a Russian Orthodox priest in more than a dozen Alaska Native villages, and is recognized as an elder by the Alaska Federation of Natives. He explores subjects ranging from the cultural disconnect between Americans and Alaska Natives to the role of spirituality in their lives.

Tribal Affiliation

Hometown

Anchorage, Alaska

Occupation

Russian Orthodox Priest, Historian, Elder of the Alaska Federation of Natives, Educator, and Storyteller

Region

Alaska