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Collection Name	Wickersham State Historic Site. Manuscripts, 1884-1970s.
Identifier	ASL-MS0107-Diary01-1900-December02
Title	Dec. 02 James A. Wickersham diary, 1900.
Creator	Wickersham, James, 1857-1939
Contributors	Slemmons, Mary Anne [Transcriber]
Type	Text
Ordering & Use	http://library.state.ak.us/vilda_rights.html
Holding Institution	Alaska State Library, Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571 mailto:asl@eed.state.ak.us
Transcript	[December Sun 2] Attended Indian mission services at Pres. Church today. Rev. Mr. Kirk. Indians came down the river from their village afoot and on dog sleds. Services in English by Mr. Kirk translated by Enoch - who read also from their Taku Takudh bible - Attended the funeral of "Ketchumstock Billy" at Indian village today. Burial service conducted by Enoch who read the entire Episcopal service from the Takudh prayer book, and the other Indians gave long responses in their own tongue! But two white men present - Mr. Merriman, agent N.A.T.C. and I. It was a remarkable scene to me - Athapascan Indians reading the entire burial service in their own tongue - fluently and intelligently, and all responses made quickly and in unison. The widow, with a child on her back - simply knelt in the snow. I was sorry (v)[?] for her - she looked so poor and unhappy.
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