[Fort Simpson School and Hostel — Northwest Territories]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Description
Presents the history of St. David's Anglican mission in 1858, and how the school opened up in 1955 and lasted until administration was transferred to the Territorial government in April, 1969.
Revised version.
BC Studies, no. 115/116, Native Peoples and Colonialism, Autumn/Winter, 1997/1998, pp. 105-148
Description
Diaries kept by Clah show the evolution of the colonial Tsimshian culture and his interactions with parts of the non-Native economy and the missionary promoters.
Alberta History, vol. 59, no. 4, Autumn, 2011, pp. 10-18
Description
Looks at an Oblate missionary that was involved with negotiating and signing Treaties Six and Seven but, due to his questionable behaviour, was ultimately cut off from the Church.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 75-82
Description
Looks at the forced removal of the Cupeño, in Southern California, by telling the story of one family affected by the relocation. The article also discusses the urbanization challenges faced by the Dawn family and other band members.
Records in the Margaret Baker fonds collection tell the story of the development of the Wahpeton reserve and Lucy Baker's activities as a missionary teacher. Reflects stereotypical views of the time.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion, vol. 79, no. 4, December 2011, pp. 850-878
Description
Examines Indigenous ceremonial practices, government and missionary attempts to suppress Indian dances, and cultural notions about what constitutes "religion".
Explores Inuit culture by piecing together oral histories, archaeological research, and the writings of various 19th-century explorers and visitors to the western Arctic.
Renaissance and Reformation/Renaissance et Réforme, vol. 34, no. 1/2, Things Not Easily Believed: Introducing the Early Modern Relation, Winter/Spring, 2011, pp. 97-126
Description
Reports on the way Jesuit missionaries heard, recorded and reported the beliefs of the Wendat (Huron) people and how this may have shaped the context of the translations.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 259-291
Description
Explores how the Mississaugas of Northern Ontario adapted to the process of colonial marginalization by cooperating with the missionaries and openly rejecting European values in favour of their traditional way of life.
Anglican Journal, vol. 123, no. 6, June 1997, p. 17
Description
Native American gathering criticizes imposition Western structures and doctrine on indigenous communities and calls for a new relationship with churches.