Inuit, Oblate missionaries, and Grey Nuns in the Keewatin, 1865-1965

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"Over the century between the first Oblate mission to the Canadian central Arctic in 1867 and the radical shifts brought about by Vatican II, the region was the site of complex interactions between Inuit, Oblate missionaries, and Grey Nuns-- interactions that have not yet received the attention they deserve. Enriching archival sources with oral testimony, Frédéric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten provide an in-depth analysis of conversion, medical ca...

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ISBN:

9780773556836

Description:

xxi, 497 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:

Canadiana
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

From first contact to the opening of a Roman Catholic mission in Chesterfield Inlet
Integrating Christianity into Inuit culture
Crossing religious boundaries: the role of Inuit preachers
Inuit and Grey Nuns in Chesterfield Inlet: "to support the body to better reach the souls"
New developments for a modern hospital
Life at the hospital: social and religious activities
The Chesterfield Inlet Residential School
A new education: the acquisition of new skills and the loss of knowledge
Daily life and sexual abuse at the Residential School
The search for Inuit nuns
Pelagie and her work for the diocese of Churchill-Hudson Bay
The search for Inuit priests and the value of Inuit traditions

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2775238

Other Authors:

Oosten, J. G., 1945-2016, author

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