Jesuit Missions Of Huronia

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For my essay, I will write about the Jesuit missions of Huronia and my view of them. With an examination of the significant people and events in the history of the Jesuit missions of Huronia, the central focus of my paper will be how the missionaries interacted with the people of Huronia, and how the Huron peoples responded to attempts of conversion. That is, I will begin this paper with a brief history of the origins of the Jesuits in New France, as well as early French-Huron relations. Moreover, I will describe an overview of the Jesuit missions in Huronia, including objectives, methods of conversion, and cultural differences. With that, I will also analyze the missions from the Huron peoples’ perspective. Throughout the paper, I will emphasize

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