Orthodoxy is not a denomination, it is the archetype of Christianity.

I’m also Orthodox. What’s truly beautiful is that, unlike the Protestants and Catholic missionaries, we never forced conversion upon anyone. The Orthodox Church led the Native Alaskans into faith of their own free-will, taking them by the hand in friendship and brotherhood.

Greetings from a Syrian Lebanese Orthodox from Sydney Australia ☦️❤

The patron saint of my Church , is Saint Herman of Alaska . Who had a deep love and respect for the natives peoples . Greetings to my Orthodox brothers in Alaska .

Orthodox Alaska..the untold success story of the Orthodox in America. Just beautiful.

Greetings from a russian to our orthodox brothers in Alaska . God with us !

I love being Orthodox. God preserve the Church in Alaska and all America! Amen.

I’ve been going up to Alaska since 1983 seasonally, the old native women are some of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. God bless them.

greetings from Orthodox Greece...God bless you all!!!

Greetings from Greece Orthodox brothers. Happy new year with lots of happiness, successes and health which is a God's gift!

THANK GOD! for the faithfulness of believers in Orthodoxy! Christ is in our midst!

Greetings from Serbia, God Bless Alaskan brothers and sisters.

God bless Orthodox Alaska with support for native people's cultural confidence, amen

I decided to become Orthodox in Alaska. I've met Father Michel Oleska

Came to the East from the west. There are over 35,000 denominations in the world today, and 10 new ones every day. Many of them are of only one parish. It seems that everyone wants to be Pope of his own little sect. However, The Holy orthodox Catholic Christian Church, founded on the Day of Pentacost in 33 AD, by the Holy Spirit upon the Holy Apostles and Desciples, is not now or ever was one of those denominations or sects.

That elderly woman is lovely

4:54 ❤️ “Alaska should have been a country on its own. Away from Russia, away from United States. Hey, we are Natives! Alaska Natives. Give us guns!”

God bless Alaska

I wasn't Orthodox or even Christian at the the time I went to Alaska I'd love to go back and see the relics of the American Saints.

Wow ! Orthodox outside russia - its cool!!! I love my brothers and sisters in our geligion!!! Frome russia with love! Желаю здравствовать и процветать!

Congradulations on a job well done and greetings from Orthodox in Illinois.

Я русский. Я не знаю языка английского. Интересно смотреть видео о единоверцах американцах. Спасибо! Santa Innocents 🙏

The Russian way of Orthodoxy is so pious and humble. I loved

Thank you for this wonderful video. I watch it often to assure myself that Orthodoxy will win for the Lord. I am an orthodox convert in Detroit, MI, during the OCCO Vespers on Lenten Sundays Father Michael has come to speak, a couple of years that I know of, as a convert, may the Lord bles s my family and nw, Father Michael and Matushka.

So beautiful! It uplifts my soul. I am almost in tears. Glory be to God! 🙏☦️🙏

Thank you for sharing I watch your KZfaq video many times and each time I enjoy it more. I, too, am I convert in 2006 to Orthodoxy from Lutheranism I have been lucky enough to hear Father Michael in person once and I have watched several KZfaq videos where he speaks; believe it or not I find KZfaq such a blessing for me to hear and to have shared Orthodox information, Orthodox Chants and discussion of the Icons and Saints. My Grandfather immigrated from Germany in the early 1900s so I'm basically 3rd generation American; what America is wroth on other cultures of Native American is beyond belief and other cultures, also. During World War II US government imprisoned the Japanese from California in concentration camps; white Germans were not put into concentration camps but US government took away their rights to hunt wild game, to farm as they wish and to worship where they wanted. Praise the Lord for Orthodox Alaska and it's Native population who have always believed. Lord grant me such faith. Glory to Jesus Christ!

Greetings from lebanon, god bless this people.

This was a great video on the Orthodox in America.

I really look forward to seeing the full documentary. I'm very fascinated by Orthodoxy and Alaskan culture. I visited the country a few years ago, and I'd love to go back sometime. Best of luck!

Dmitry, congratulations. Cant wait to see full version. Chorals are amazing!!!

Wonderful. great video, I wish it was a full doc movie. I lived in Kodiak AK on the seminary while my dad was going there...my life was going soo good...I beleave it was becouse I was going to chuch, praying, and being around good people. after we had to leave due to my dad being done...life got hard quick...Ill never forget thous holy days.

Greetings from the orthodox in Lebanon

I was on Spruce Is for a month. I went to Ozinkiee.Long lined , and caught some cod. Nice country, good people. But to my mind, home, on Lake Erie is where my heart is. Like chidren, people always think thier's is the most beautiful. I think that fact is just fine, loving your home better than anywhere else. Home is where I am now, 3 miles from where I was born. I am the native here, and as the tribes know, that means something. I belong here. You belong there, and I wish you well.

This is great. I especially loved the song at the end - "Don't think I am the boogy man!" Looking forward to seeing your full film one of these days.

Greetings my Relatives from Prague! Sending you love as Easter approaches 2021

Beautifully done. Hello from Connecticut!

Yea, she also says something like "Sobakat", which is like the Russian word for dog. Chai is the Russian word for tea, so I'm thinking that these are probably Russian loanwords in her language. Since tea would have been introduced by the Russians, it makes sense that their word would be used for it. I know this is true of the word for tea in Labrador Inuttitut, which is "te", pronounced almost exactly like the English word.

God Bless Alaska

Well said 🙏✨

Preach it!!!

From ethiopia, God give long live for alaska chirsitian

Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

Good bless you people

St.Herman pray for us sinners!

Rome left the Holy Faith in 1054 and later the deformation fractured into many denominations in the west, but there never was a Protestant deformation in the East. There was not need for one. Protestants in traditionally Orthodox lands are contamination from the heterodoxy and cacodoxy of the west. This confusion of denominationalism

I'm orthodox from the pribilof island st.paul alaska and its a nice church the priest is nice alo

Папа, чай, собака.)

It is so beautiful in Alaska. I would love to live there but I would die of the coldness.

Any updates on the progress of the documentary?

this video makes me so damn homesick. I grew up in Texas but AK is my real home. unfortunately I've been living in Illinois for the past 5 years, and I can't wait to move back to Alaska! America is nice but it has nothing on Alaska!

I wonder why the Aleut Chant that St. Herman of Alaska helped organize hasn't caught on, i would love to hear some of that

Where can I find more film from this? Thanks and God bless you. 🙏🏻☦

Has there been any movement on the documentary?

Well, since so much of the Orthodox community is Native, and so many Natives are pro-independence, I think it's a completely legitimate topic for this film to explore. Rev. Fr. Michael's politics, as well as those of others like him, are pretty relevant to the Orthodox experience in Alaska, are they not?

I think I just saw Deadliest Catch FV northwestern in the background

So did they make the full length documentary?

There was a slow splitting between Russian Orthodox and Greek Orthodox that eventually led to the ousting of 'The Old Believers', there was never a schism like that which happened in the west.

correct me if i am wrong but at the end of the movie she sings in native langauge and use word of Chai , and it means tea ?

очень интересно... :)

What's the first chant? It sounds beautfiful.

Grace to Lord

Greetings 🤗🙏😻🐕☕

I should go to Alaska. Cause child took for me the name of Herman (Germanos, when i become munk). I should visit Alaska. Cause i feel more touch with Herman of Alaska. I just share the taught of mine.... I am happy, that Baltic German was kind to Herman (Germanos) and to the people there when it was under Russian Impire. This Baltic German was from Estonia as i am.

part2?

Anyone know the name of the chant in the beginning sung by the parishioners?

5:34 DOG IN DA ROAD!!!

Native brother is right, Alaska should be independant not sold to US.. It was a mistake on part of Russian tzar but to be fair, most of the top royals of Russia at the time, were not Russians but offspring of Anglosaxon "royal" families, mixed with some Russian blood.

7:20. A native Alaskan named Sven Haakanson?

Im becoming Orthodox soon was a messianic (protestant) jew ☦️

I want to help make the young mans kayak idea a reality

the thing I like about Alaska is the natives want to share the culture. they don't hoard away cultur to themselves, the way that Native Americans do.

Russians brought to Alaska religion AND VODKA 🙏🏻 what a wonderful combination

Did they ever finish this?

It caught on amongst the Aleut... but not amongst the Eskimo nor Indian populations. Remember - there are over a dozen distinct ethnic groups, and the Aleut are but one. Most of the Aleut culture died during WW II, however, with the relocations. 10 years of forced relocation can kill a culture.

native alaskans are superior in my opinion to Native Americans. as native alaskans are very very Christian for the most part. and good Christians at that. unfortunately the ones that are not religious tend to fall into alcoholism.

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ربي والاله يسوع المسيح احرس كنيستك وشعبك.

As a muslim, I find orthodoxy earily familiar in many aspects of worship, customs, rituals, etc. Lots of Love to all my Orthodox brothers and sisters... god bless the prophet jesus

But Orthodox Christianity is NOT another denomination! On the contrary. It is in fact simply THE HOLY CHURCH! We are indeed pre denominational. Last time I studied math, a denomination was the product of division. The very Body of Christ can not be divided. People and groups can become apostate and seperated from the Holy Church just as cells in the human body can die and be eliminated from the body in various ways.

Живели Ескими

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IF YOU WOULD DO A MORE DETAILED RESEARCH THEN YOU WOULD KNOW THAT RUSSIAN EMPIRE ☦☦☦ (NOT THE SAME AS TODAYS RUSSIA) HAVE NEVER RECEIVED THE MONEY FOR THE ALASKA, SO YOU MIGHT SAY THAT THIS LAND IS NOT TERITORY OF UNITED STATES 🤔

How zealous and faithful to Traditional Orthodox Christianity the simple people of Alaska have shown themselves Roto be! GOD BLESS THEM! Down here in the lower 48 the OCA buckled down to the World and bent over to accept the Revised Gregorian Calendar. Here we're ashamed of our Russian Orthodox Faith. THERE they adhere to it without question!

Аляска русская земля!

Orthodox is mostly Roman , Ottoman and Turkish Culture . Bible is written in Anatolia , so it is mix of Arab culture from Throat and Roman Culture from Anatolia , the Orthodox one must be the root Bible as it is totally includes Anatolian Roman and Ottoman culture , as Orthodox style chanting of music called "Nihavend " has been created in Ottoman's Sultan Fatih time (It is de crease , fates and then in crease to happy end as it express the relive ! , Nihavend's word meaning is Huge Door , and there is a City in Iran with this name ) and Sultan Fatih was also the saver of Orthodoxy as when he conquered Constantinapol and made it Istanbul , he learned that Catholic Church , short time ago , shot down the Orthodox Church and got all it's followers to itself , than Sultan Fatih signed a new Patriarch to Orthodoxy Church and gave it power much more than it had in Byzantine Times , Orthodox church became a Divan member of Ottoman with the Wezir statue , which was the highest position some one can have after Sultan , so all Orthodox Priests started to wear Sultan or Ottoman Soldiers "Yeni Cheri " like head wears as they were the Church of a strong Empire and has a highest position in it , Sultan was even stricter the population of muslims in Istanbul Ottoman started to be sheria muslim after Yavuz Selim but the Power of Orthodox chores lasted to it's last years . There was humors about Sultan Fatih was a Christian , but Fatih was attending both Masque and Church so no one can know the truth . According to Turkish historians Turks were already living an Orthodoxy Islam as Baptize was being performed at homes under the name "Kırklama " , Easter was celebrating under the name of Çiğdem Aşı with the same time and tradition like Christians do painting eggs with onions and visiting neighbors with yellow crocus and eggs in chants . A pan full of wheat , candles on it having an half glasses of water at the center was put in front of the muslim prayer , an incense was fired in front of the ceremony house , no need to mention about our Tree belief , all these Orthodox traditions are performed by Turks from Central Asia to Balkans through Anatolia

Oh trust me... I'm seeking God! The Alpha! The Omega! The creator of ALL living life! The Author and the Finisher of MY FAITH! :) My Savior! My healer! I'm preaching better then you're amen-ing!!! WHOO! :D I have no doubt in my mind that I am saved!

I've been to a Russian Orthodox Church... A Saint Hermon's one anyways... I don't want to sound rude, but I was raised to seek after God fully every since I was a boy, I grew up worshiping God through the gifts of the Spirit and music... When I visited the Russian Orthodox Church, I was very depressed and I cried afterwards... Their was no life... and ever since then, I have had a negative view on Orthodoxy. If a church does not have life within the service, then it's just a dead congregation.