Early conflict of culture as native sorcerer disputes Catholic priest.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth
Le Jeune Leaves the Mission
Now, leaving the river behind, they entered those savage highlands whence issue the springs of the St. John, -- a wilderness of rugged
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 4
It was neither imposing nor promising but he persisted.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century.Our special
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapters 2 and 3
The Jesuits were and are everywhere. Today a Jesuit is even Pope (Francis). Parkman would not have been surprised.Previously in The Jesuits in North
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 1
The close, black cassock, the rosary hanging from the waist, and the wide, black hat, looped up at the sides, proclaimed the Jesuit, -- Father Le
Spiritualism in American Indian Medicine
Practicing American Indian medicine the doctors' ordinary methods of cure were dreams, beating of the drum, songs, magic feasts and dances, and
American Indian Ideas on a Supreme Being
The Indian belief, if developed, would have developed into a system of polytheism. Why pray to a benevolent God? Would not his goodness have taken
Native American Gods
Europeans encountered natives with their own Native American Gods. There was no one native religeon.Our special project presenting the
The Iroquois Government
The great council of the fifty sachems formed the Iroquois government.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada