One of the Tlingit totems at the Sitka National Historic Park. The first Russian bishop was a wise man. The Tlingit worshipped a “power” and had lots of stories of creation etc, so this man translated the Bible and the Tlingit responded to the additional revelation becoming Russian Orthodox - still today, while holding to their culture and stories. Interesting contrast to many Western missionaries at the time who often saw culture as the enemy and creating resentment. A contrast that was vivid here when the US bought Alaska.
