Proclaiming the Gospel to the Indians and the Metis / Raymond J.A. Huel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huel, Raymond.

Series:

Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Canadian North West.

The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Canadian North West

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oblates of Mary Immaculate--Missions--Northwest, Canadian--History.

Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

Indians of North America--Missions--Northwest, Canadian--History.

Indians of North America.

Missions--Northwest, Canadian--History.

Missions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Oblates followed the Hudson's Bay Company trade routes into western Canada. They believed ardently in the importance of bringing the gospel to natives of what-to the Oblate-was a new land. This study sheds new light on the complex intersections among

Contents:

Intro; Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The French Antecedents; 2 The Red River Missions; 3 The Missionary Frontier and the Oblates: Adaptation and Innovation; 4 The Oblate Missionary Frontier: Consolidation and Expansion; 5 Initiation to Christianity; 6 Education: An Extension and Enhancement of Mission; 7 Indian Industrial Schools: A Promising Oblate Venture; 8 Indian Residential Schools: A Frustrating Oblate Experience; 9 The Oblates and the Federal Government: A Tenuous Relationship

10 The Oblates as ""Fathers, Guides and Protectors"" of Aboriginal Communities11 The Canonical Visit of Superior General T. Labouré: The Precursor of a New Missionary Orientation; 12 The Oblate Apostolate: One Hundred Years Later; 13 Epilogue: Redefining Spirituality and Church; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index; I: Religious Jurisdictions in the Canadian North West; II: Vicars of Missions; III: Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Canadian North West; IV: Oblate Bishops; A; C; D; E; G; I; L; M; N; Q; S; T; U; W; Y

Notes:

Co-published by: Western Canadian Publishers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4593-0367-9

1-4175-9317-2

OCLC:

923436917