| Mission Among the Blackfeet, Volume 112 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Harrod, Howard L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806131535 ISBN-13: 9780806131535 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1971 Annotation: Volume 112 in the Civilization of the American Indian Series "This volume examines the effects of Catholic and Protestant missionary activity upon the Blackfeet from the 1840s through the 1960s. A major thesis is that missions had the potential of serving as centers conducive to social order and identity for Indians undergoing rapid cultural change, but that they turned out in fact to be one of the more effective means of destroying the Indian world."--Western Historical Quarterly |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions - History |
| Dewey: 301 |
| Series: Civilization of the American Indian |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.1" W x 8.98" (0.78 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Blackfeet were once a vigorous nomadic people following the buffalo herds and living a life organized around strong family, religious, and social institutions. However, the Blackfoot world began to crumble during the second half of the nineteenth century as white civilization encroached upon their hunting grounds, the buffalo herds disappeared, and repeated smallpox epidemics ravaged the tribe. Yet another blow was dealt to the Blackfoot world by Roman Catholic and Protestant efforts to convert the Indians to Christianity and to replace the traditional Blackfoot way of life with white cultural values and customs. The Catholic missions and later Protestant efforts met many obstacles -Indian resistance, lack of funds, difficult working conditions, and continually changing governmental and denominational policies. Nonetheless, their long-continued work made an impact upon the Blackfeet, with both positive and negative consequences. Mission Among the Blackfeet combines the history of these missions with an assessment of their sociological effect upon the tribe from the time the missionary movement began in the 1840's until the present. Drawing upon much previously unpublished material from church, Blackfeet Agency, and other government and historical society archives, this account tells of the successes and failures of both Indians and missionaries. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harrod, Howard L.: - Howard L. Harrod has had a longstanding interest in missionary movements and race relations. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and Duke University and holds advanced degrees, including the Ph.D., from Yale University. Currently associate professor of social ethics in Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, Professor Harrod has written many articles for scholarly magazines in the field of theology. |