The Jesuit The Jesuit RelationsRelationsBy Charles SomersBy Charles Somers

The society of jesus in The society of jesus in europe and abroadeurope and abroad

the Relations are annual reports of French the Relations are annual reports of French missionaries of the Society of Jesus in efforts to missionaries of the Society of Jesus in efforts to convert the Natives to Catholic Christians. The convert the Natives to Catholic Christians. The French missionaries believed the Indians would French missionaries believed the Indians would worship the devil because of their strange worship the devil because of their strange ceremonies and the way they lived, in little ceremonies and the way they lived, in little villages. The French first began to befriend the villages. The French first began to befriend the natives for business. They would trade furs and natives for business. They would trade furs and other resources. But mainly, the French would other resources. But mainly, the French would attempt to communicate with the Natives and attempt to communicate with the Natives and try to convert them into Christians. try to convert them into Christians.

Canadian missionsCanadian missions

Most of the French Jesuits, were Most of the French Jesuits, were located in what is now Quebec, Canada. located in what is now Quebec, Canada. In Canada the Jesuits settled In Canada the Jesuits settled themselves in a little piece of territory. themselves in a little piece of territory. They survived by selling furs to the They survived by selling furs to the native hunters. Due to good trades, the native hunters. Due to good trades, the natives around the French came in natives around the French came in good terms with each other and good terms with each other and brought other native tribes to form an brought other native tribes to form an alliance around the Jesuits. alliance around the Jesuits.

Chap 3 dieses and Chap 3 dieses and medicinemedicine

Native beliefs PatientsNative beliefs Patients

kept their sick in the kept their sick in the midst of the peoplemidst of the people

Europeans segregated Europeans segregated theirstheirs

Causes – Natural and Causes – Natural and SupernaturalSupernaturalhad natural and had natural and supernatural causessupernatural causesNative did not Native did not separate the two separate the two

Chap 3 dieses and Chap 3 dieses and medicinemedicine

Cures - NativeCures - Native Often arising from a Often arising from a

dreamdreamInvolved many peopleInvolved many peopleGaming/GamblingGaming/GamblingCompetitions Competitions

SexSex Herbal remedies also Herbal remedies also

appliedapplied leechesleeches

Chap 4 Diplomacy and Chap 4 Diplomacy and warwar

Before arrival of Before arrival of the Europeans the Europeans War evolved War evolved because of because of available available technologytechnologyGuns, horsesGuns, horsesWar was a way of War was a way of raiding for goods, raiding for goods, women, and slaveswomen, and slaves

Chap 4 Diplomacy and Chap 4 Diplomacy and warwar

Meetings between Meetings between natives was natives was hampered by hampered by different languages different languages Negotiations were Negotiations were not very different not very different from those of the from those of the EuropeansEuropeansLots of Lots of promisesBrokenpromisesBroken

Chap 7 martyrs and Chap 7 martyrs and mysticsmystics

Suffered from Suffered from influences imposed on influences imposed on them by othersthem by othersMaintained decorum Maintained decorum and belief in Godand belief in God

Become more Become more spiritual and spiritual and communed with God communed with God and his saintsand his saintsBoth Both

Generally not Generally not considered a martyr considered a martyr until after deathuntil after death

Chap 7 martyrs and Chap 7 martyrs and mysticsmystics

Isaac JoguesIsaac Jogues Jesuit priestJesuit priest Prisoner of the Prisoner of the

Iroquois Iroquois Endured tortureEndured torture

After freedom, he After freedom, he returned back to returned back to negotiate a peace negotiate a peace treaty and was killed treaty and was killed at second meetingat second meeting

Catherine TegahkouitaCatherine Tegahkouita

Chap 8 exploring the Chap 8 exploring the MississippiMississippi

Father Marquette’s Father Marquette’s travel was unusualtravel was unusual

Extremely descriptive Extremely descriptive of each village of each village encounteredencountered

Did not show a large Did not show a large bias against the natives bias against the natives and their beliefsand their beliefs

The ceremony of the The ceremony of the pipe was accuratepipe was accurate

Chap 8 exploring the Chap 8 exploring the MississippiMississippi

Exploration of the river Exploration of the river to see if it led to the to see if it led to the Vermillion Sea Vermillion Sea

Bring the word of God to Bring the word of God to the nativesthe natives

Scouted out most of the Scouted out most of the Mississippi River systemMississippi River system

Stopped short of the Stopped short of the Spanish area of Spanish area of influenceinfluencePlanted seeds for Planted seeds for conversion to God conversion to God