Maxine Richert
13:31 - 14:16
"Although it was called the Native Church, after it was established, white neighbors in the neighborhood asked Dr. Soboleff, "Well, can we join your church?" So he asked the Native congregation, and they said, "Why not?" So it became an integrated church."
“Although it was called the Native Church, after it was established, white neighbors in the neighborhood asked Dr. Soboleff, "Well, can we join your church?" So he asked the Native congregation, and they said, "Why not?" So it became an integrated church.”
- Speaker
- Maxine Richert
- Timestamp
- 13:31 – 14:16
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 10, 2026
From the transcript
Káadjok Tsi practiced what he preached. And his church was a big part of his life. Although it was called the Native Church, after it was established, white neighbors in the neighborhood asked Dr. Soboleff, "Well, can we join your church?" So he asked the Native congregation, and they said, "Why not?" So it became an integrated church. It was really like my family neighborhood church. Most of the people on 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th streets went there, and it was a Native church.
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