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Mary Battaja
Mary Battaja was born [in Mayo?] to parents Alice and David Hager. Her sisters are Michelle (Joni) and Marjorie Profeit. Mary and Lino Battaja’s children are Chayenne, Lino, Morgan and Duane (1962 – 2025).1)
Mary Battaja was ordained into the Anglican Church by Rev. Don Sax. In 1994-95, Don and Lee Sax lived in Dawson and covered St. Paul’s Anglican church there and St. Luke’s in Old Crow. Don started the Bishop’s School of Native Ministries and a number of people were ordained including Dr. Ellen Bruce, Effie Linklater, and Mary Battaja.2)
There is an audio record of several parts of a Yukon Native Language Centre project where Mary Battaja talks about traditional life on the land, family and residential school, growing up a traditional child, and has a conversation with Emma Alfred. The audio can be found on the 2025 Yukon Native Language website.3)