1. The Jesuit Relations Joseph M. Kooiker History 140 Professor Arguella

2. Introduction The Relations are annual report by the French jesuit missionaries This document is important because they describe the native practices The Jesuits got to know the people they were interacting with

3. Introduction The Jesuits made writing a very important part of their culture The Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, took special vows of obedience and poverty The Jesuits were multifaceted and focused on many different aspects of their missions

4. Montagnais Hunters of the Northern Woodlands Speaks of Father Paul le Jeune who came to New France at the age of 34 He spent much of his time in Quebec but still had a lot of contact with the natives in the area and his writings focused on the Montagnais

5. Montagnais Hunters of the Northern Woodlands Many of the Indians in the area had a lot of contact with the French because of trading Le Jeune wrote about the religious and hunting habits of the Indians He would also point out criticisms of the Indians culture and religion

6. Jean de Brebeuf on the Hurons The Hurons are one of the most well documented groups of Indians because of the documentation by the Jesuits The Jesuits documented that the language of the Hurons consisted mostly of vowels

7. Jean de Brebeuf on the Hurons Brebeuf was killed during the Iroquis invasion of 1649 He lived among the Hurons and documented much about their culture He noted that the seasons would determine whether or not they would farm or hunt to survive

8. Disease and Medicine The Indians in North America were very susceptible to disease since they did not have the antibodies to fight the European diseases It spread easily through the Huron tribes because the sick person would become the center of the tribes attentions

9. Disease and Medicine The Hurons would dance to try and cure the diseases that were effecting their tribe The Jesuits were not really interested in how the diseases spread through the Indian tribes was why But there was not a lot of scholarship on disease

10. Missions to the Iroquois The Jesuits worked with the Five Nations of the Iroquois to try and convert them to the Catholic religion The Iroquois who did not convert moved away from the influence of the Society of Jesus

11. Missions to the Iroquois The Iroquois after they were converted to Catholicism by the Jesuits began to become allies to the French and the French crown In addition to converting the Iroquois the French also converted the Mohawks who would be referred to as the “mission Indians”