The american natives of the great lakes region were considered some of the sharpest orators the missionaries have ever witnessed. A number of them also didn’t have rigid hierarchies and believed in the importance of individual freedom. The Dawn of Everything speaks a lot about some of their civic/social beliefs.
Speaking of which, can anyone point me to resources on those early missionaries’ records on the natives?
I could easily find the first mentioned book “Le Grand Voyage du pays des Hurons”. A scan of what I think is the original book: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k109515f/f2.item There also exists an English translation, but I couldn’t find a free version of that one.
The american natives of the great lakes region were considered some of the sharpest orators the missionaries have ever witnessed. A number of them also didn’t have rigid hierarchies and believed in the importance of individual freedom. The Dawn of Everything speaks a lot about some of their civic/social beliefs.
Speaking of which, can anyone point me to resources on those early missionaries’ records on the natives?
This page references several works by French missionaries: https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/h24-1430-e.html
I could easily find the first mentioned book “Le Grand Voyage du pays des Hurons”. A scan of what I think is the original book: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k109515f/f2.item There also exists an English translation, but I couldn’t find a free version of that one.