▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁B ira ban ▁experienced ▁his ▁Aw ab ak al ▁cl an ▁init iation ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁trans posed ▁from ▁boy hood ▁to ▁man hood . ▁Sub sequently , ▁B ira ban ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁Aw ab ak al ▁cl an , ▁with ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁duties ▁involving ▁reporting ▁‘ ass ault s ▁on ▁Ab original ▁people ▁to ▁Th rel k eld ▁who , ▁in ▁turn , ▁reported ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁colonial ▁authorities ,’ ▁and ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁distrib utor ▁of ▁British ▁material ▁goods ▁to ▁Ab original ▁people . ▁ ▁B ira ban ▁assist ed ▁Th rel k eld ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁L MS ▁Mission , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Col onial ▁government ▁Eb ene zer ▁( mission ), ▁on ▁Aw ab ak al ▁land . ▁In ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁L MS ▁Mission ▁B ira ban ▁worked ▁alongside ▁two ▁other ▁ind igen ous ▁men ▁to ▁fell ▁‘ trees ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of … [ a ▁mission ] ▁house ▁and ▁prepare ▁for ▁plant ing ▁some ▁Indian ▁corn .’ ▁ ▁L ingu istic ▁and ▁translation ▁work ▁ ▁Spe aking ▁English ▁flu ently ▁B ira ban ▁was ▁frequently ▁was ▁called ▁upon ▁by ▁the ▁colonial ▁government ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁an ▁interpreter ▁between ▁Ab original ▁cl an ▁members ▁and ▁sett lers . ▁A ▁notable ▁work ▁in ▁which ▁B ira ban ▁was ▁involved ▁was ▁the ▁interpretation ▁and ▁trans cription ▁of ▁Christian ▁religious ▁texts ▁into ▁the ▁Aw ab ak al ▁language . ▁Th rel k