Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 6: Quebec, 1633-1634 - 1 online resource : multiple file formats

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"The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 6: Quebec, 1633-1634" edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites is a historical chronicle written between 1632 and 1673. These annual reports document Jesuit missionaries' attempts to convert Indigenous peoples in New France, including the Huron, Montagnais, and Mohawk. Written as field reports and edited for European audiences, the Relations sought to attract settlers and funding while recording cultural encounters. The texts reveal both the missionaries' ethnographic observations and their biases, offering contested but valuable glimpses into Indigenous-European relations in colonial North America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) Indians of North America -- Canada Jesuits -- Missions Jesuits -- North America

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