The Church Missionary Society among the Blackfoot Indians of Southern Alberta, 1880-1895

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dc.contributor.advisorRasporich, Anthony W.
dc.contributor.authorGetty, Ian Allison Ludlow
dc.coverage.spatial200000916en
dc.coverage.spatial2000001267en
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-19T19:59:11Z
dc.date.available2005-07-19T19:59:11Z
dc.date.issued1971
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 130-141.en
dc.description.abstractThe role of British missionary organizations and their missionary representatives in the history of western Canada has not been closely examined by Canadian historians. The historiography of church expansion and missionary activity has been dominated by sympathetic observers representing a particular denomination, while the importance of cultural contact and the impact of christianity upon the Indians' social and religious institutions have been documented by the anthropologist. All writers, however, have ignored the voluminous primary material found in the archives of the missionary societies that played a significant role in "christianizing" and "civilizing" the Indian tribes of western Canada. The Protestant organization that dominated evangelical work among the natives of North West Canada was the Church Missionary Society of the Church of England. The propagation of the Christian Gospel was the fundamental purpose of the Church Missionary Society, and the missionary's task was to "christianize" the native population. Native customs, beliefs and social mores were defined in terms of the European view of society. The missionary hoped to raise up an economically viable native community of God-fearing, hard-working lay Christians. In fulfilling this objective the missionary was inevitably an agent of European ideas, values and social norms. He played a significant role in erecting schools, building hospitals, and tending to the social welfare of the Indian. He prepared the younger generation to appreciate the advantages of European civilization, and sought to plant God's Word among the adult population. The mission stations, although generally unsuccessful, were more influential as centres of acculturation than at converting the "heathen" and raising up a Christian community among the Blackfoot people. The Anglican missionaries were faced with the "irreligious" work of Catholic priests, a shortage of funds, and the reticent character of the Indian people. After many setbacks, the missionaries' persistent evangelization, combined with increasing aid from the federal government, finally began to yield results by 1895.en
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dc.identifier82481578en
dc.identifier.citationGetty, I. A. (1971). The Church Missionary Society among the Blackfoot Indians of Southern Alberta, 1880-1895 (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11117en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/11117
dc.identifier.lccE 99 S54 G47 1970 Microfilmen
dc.identifier.other82481578en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/13022
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.subject.lccE 99 S54 G47 1970 Microfilmen
dc.subject.lcshSiksika Indians - Missions
dc.subject.lcshChurch Missionary Society
dc.subject.lcshChurch of England in Canada - Alberta
dc.titleThe Church Missionary Society among the Blackfoot Indians of Southern Alberta, 1880-1895
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 98 82481578
ucalgary.thesis.notesPLen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleasenoen
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