ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən mˈɪʃən wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt nˌɪɹ mˈædʒi, ænd pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd mˈɛdɪkəl kˈɛɹ ʌntˈɪl ɪt wʌz klˈoʊzd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
An American Mission was established in 1948 near Maji, and provided education and medical care until it was closed in 1977.