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Culture. 1995. International Review of Mission. Authentic Witness Within Each Culture. Section 1; Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 1996). LXXXIV No. 335, October 1995. The World Council of
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campuses. He is also a dedicated public speaker, and has travelled through multiple
Alaskan villages speaking about various linguistic topics of interest. Michael Oleksa has accumulated a host of titles along his travels, proving his authenticity as a
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Creoles and Their Contributions to the Development of Alaska. 1990. In Smith, Barbara Sweetland and Redmond J. Barnett (eds.) Russian America: The Forgotten Frontier. Tacoma, WA: Washington State Historical Society.
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The Legacy of St. Vladimir: Byzantium, Russia, America. 1988. Papers presented at a
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The Death of
Hieromonk Juvenally. 1990. Russia in North America: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Russian America, Sitka, Alaska. August 19–22, 1987. Limestone Press, Fairbanks,
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Orthodox Church and Orthodox Christian Mission From an Alaskan Perspective. 2001. International Review of Mission. Ecclesiology and Mission (I). Volume XC No. 358, July 2001. The
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Missionary Significance. 1983. International Review of Mission. Issue 1 – Witnessing. Vol. LXXII No. 285, January 1983. The World Council of Churches.
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