William Duncan of Metlakatla: A Victorian Missionary in British Columbia

• Main Author: Usher, Jean
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 1969
• Subjects: Duncan; William; > 1832; Metlakatla (B.C.); Endeavour; Fort Simpson; Indian; Metlakatla; Pacific; Ridley; Venn; Tsimshian; Tsimshian*; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35708

This thesis is a case study of a Victorian missionary in a British Columbia context and focuses primarily on the model Christian Indian utopia of Metlakatla, established for the Tsimshian nation by William Duncan in 1862. Before offering his services to the evangelical Anglican Church Missionary Soc...