Inuit, Oblate missionaries, and Grey Nuns in the Keewatin, 1865-1965 / Frédéric B. Laugrand and Jarich G. Oosten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laugrand, Frédéric, author.

Oosten, J. G., 1945-2016, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oblates of Mary Immaculate--Missions--Nunavut--Kivalliq Region--History--19th century.

Oblates of Mary Immaculate--Missions--Nunavut--Kivalliq Region--History--20th century.

Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

Inuit--Missions--Nunavut--Kivalliq Region--History--20th century.

Inuit--Missions--Nunavut--Kivalliq Region--History--19th century.

Inuit--Missions.

History.

Inuit.

Kivalliq Region (Nunavut)--Religion--19th century.

Kivalliq Region (Nunavut)--Religion--20th century.

Missions.

Religion.

Nunavut--Kivalliq Region.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxi, 497 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Over the century between the first Oblate mission to the Canadian central Arctic in 1867 and the radical shifts brought about by Vatican II, the region was the site of complex interactions between Inuit, Oblate missionaries, and Grey Nuns--interactions that have not yet received the attention they deserve. Enriching archival sources with oral testimony, Frédéric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten provide an in-depth analysis of conversion, medical care, education, and vocation in the Keewatin region of the Northwest Territories. They show that while Christianity was adopted by the Inuit and major transformations occurred, the Oblates and the Grey Nuns did not eradicate the old traditions or assimilate the Inuit, who were caught up in a process they could not yet fully understand. The study begins with the first contact Inuit had with Christianity in the Keewatin region and ends in the mid-1960s, when an Inuk woman joined the Grey Nuns and two Inuit brothers became Oblate missionaries. Bringing together many different voices, perspectives, and experiences, and emphasizing the value of multivocality in understanding this complex period of Inuit history, Inuit, Oblate Missionaries, and Grey Nuns in the Keewatin, 1865-1965 highlights the subtle nuances of a long and complex interaction, showing how salvation and suffering were intertwined."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

From First Contact to the Opening of a Roman Catholic Mission in Chesterfield Inlet

Integrating Christianity into Inuit Culture

Crossing Religious Boundaries: The Role of Inuit Preachers

Inuit and Grey Nuns in Chesterfield Inlet: "To Support the Body to Better Reach the Souls"

New Developments for a Modern Hospital

Life at the Hospital: Social and Religious Activities

The Chesterfield Inlet Residential School

A New Education: The Acquisition of New Skills and the Loss of Knowledge

Daily Life and Sexual Abuse at the Residential School

The Search for Inuit Nuns

Pelagie and Her Work for the Diocese of Churchill-Hudson Bay

The Search for Inuit Priests and the Value of Inuit Traditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Laugrand, Frédéric. Inuit, Oblate missionaries, and Grey Nuns in the Keewatin, 1865-1965.

ISBN:

0773556826

9780773556829

9780773556836

0773556834

OCLC:

1065719379