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10-02-19 Ladies Bible Study by Emily Madsen

Emily Madsen discusses her research on the relationship between English missionary William Duncan and the Tsimshian people of Metlakatla.  By investigating autobiographical, literary, religious, and historical documents, Madsen looks at how Metlakatla was shaped as a utopian religious community where the concept of British identity was adopted, adapted, and subverted by the Tsimshian.  The Curious Case of Metlakatla, the Alaska Native Community Led by England's Only Missionary to Alaska, unveils a faacinating look at British and American religious history According to Emily Madsen, the Alaskan community of Metlakatla, established after William Duncan feuded with the Anglican Church over the Tsimshian's land rights to Metlakatla's original location in British Columbia, is still there and still active. Its history is undeniably impacted by William Duncan, who lived with the Tsimshian from when he was in his twenties to when he was in his eighties. Madsen looks at the material record of this religious intersection point to consider how the Anglican religion and the Tsimshian religion overlapped in ways that were fascinating to the Tsimshian and sometimes unsettling to Duncan's Anglican superiors. Emily Madsen teaches at UAA in the Department of English.  She received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The research for this talk was funded by an Elizabeth Tower Faculty Award.

Emily Madsen discusses her research on the relationship between English missionary William Duncan and the Tsimshian people of Metlakatla.  By investigating autobiographical, literary, religious, and historical documents, Madsen looks at how Metlakatla was shaped as a utopian religious community where the concept of British identity was adopted, adapted, and subverted by the Tsimshian.  The Curious Case of Metlakatla, the Alaska Native Community Led by England's Only Missionary to Alaska, unveils a faacinating look at British and American religious history<br> <br>According to Emily Madsen, the Alaskan community of Metlakatla, established after William Duncan feuded with the Anglican Church over the Tsimshian's land rights to Metlakatla's original location in British Columbia, is still there and still active. Its history is undeniably impacted by William Duncan, who lived with the Tsimshian from when he was in his twenties to when he was in his eighties. Madsen looks at the material record of this religious intersection point to consider how the Anglican religion and the Tsimshian religion overlapped in ways that were fascinating to the Tsimshian and sometimes unsettling to Duncan's Anglican superiors.<br> <br>Emily Madsen teaches at UAA in the Department of English.  She received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The research for this talk was funded by an Elizabeth Tower Faculty Award.

 Emily Madsen presents The Curious Case of Metlakatla