Missionairies in Collision: Anglicans and Oblates among the Gwich'in, 1861-65
The history of the first missionary efforts among the Gwich'in Athapaskans (Loucheux) living in northeastern Alaska, the northern Yukon Territory, and the northwestern part of the Northwest Territories is vividly portrayed through the correspondence and journals left by the Anglicans James Hunt...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64655 2023-05-15T14:19:13+02:00 Missionairies in Collision: Anglicans and Oblates among the Gwich'in, 1861-65 Mishler, Craig 1990-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64655 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64655/48569 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64655 ARCTIC; Vol. 43 No. 2 (1990): June: 99–200; 121-126 1923-1245 0004-0843 missionaries Anglican Oblate Gwich’in Kutchin Loucheux Fort McPherson Fort Yukon tobacco missionnaires info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1990 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:48Z The history of the first missionary efforts among the Gwich'in Athapaskans (Loucheux) living in northeastern Alaska, the northern Yukon Territory, and the northwestern part of the Northwest Territories is vividly portrayed through the correspondence and journals left by the Anglicans James Hunter, William West Kirkby, and Robert McDonald and by their Roman Catholic rivals, the Oblate priests Henri Grollier and Jean Seguin. On several occasions during the early 1860s, the Anglicans and the Oblates found themselves traveling together and competing one on one for the conversion of the Gwich'in. This resulted in some highly charged and dramatic confrontations. Although the Anglicans and Oblates have since reconciled many of their differences, their early competition produced tremendous confusion and turmoil among the Gwich'in, and it effectively foreshadowed other interdenominational conflicts that continue in the present day. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Fort McPherson Gwich’in Northwest Territories Alaska Yukon University of Calgary Journal Hosting Fort McPherson ENVELOPE(-134.826,-134.826,67.433,67.433) Kirkby ENVELOPE(65.204,65.204,-70.434,-70.434) Northwest Territories Yukon ARCTIC 43 2 |
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The history of the first missionary efforts among the Gwich'in Athapaskans (Loucheux) living in northeastern Alaska, the northern Yukon Territory, and the northwestern part of the Northwest Territories is vividly portrayed through the correspondence and journals left by the Anglicans James Hunter, William West Kirkby, and Robert McDonald and by their Roman Catholic rivals, the Oblate priests Henri Grollier and Jean Seguin. On several occasions during the early 1860s, the Anglicans and the Oblates found themselves traveling together and competing one on one for the conversion of the Gwich'in. This resulted in some highly charged and dramatic confrontations. Although the Anglicans and Oblates have since reconciled many of their differences, their early competition produced tremendous confusion and turmoil among the Gwich'in, and it effectively foreshadowed other interdenominational conflicts that continue in the present day. |
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Missionairies in Collision: Anglicans and Oblates among the Gwich'in, 1861-65 |
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Missionairies in Collision: Anglicans and Oblates among the Gwich'in, 1861-65 |
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Missionairies in Collision: Anglicans and Oblates among the Gwich'in, 1861-65 |
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Missionairies in Collision: Anglicans and Oblates among the Gwich'in, 1861-65 |
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