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  1. Apr 2019
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    The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents Volume 34
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    1. Alex18 07 Apr 2019
      We all thought it was the Iroquois who were coming to attack us; but, having considered them more closely, we perceived that they were Hurons who were fleeing from the fight, and who had escaped from the combat. these poor savages caused great pity in us. They were all covered with wounds. One had his head fractured; another his arm broken; another had an [page 25] arrow in his eye; another had his hand cut off by a blow from a hatchet

      The narrative doesn't seem to be coming to an end anytime soon. They are willfully committed to promoting this image of "savages" for financial gain. I'm sure if war was described by French soldiers they would have seen similar things in their fights. This is no different than other wars, but normal people are reading this and imagining the worst.

    2. Alex18 07 Apr 2019
      Early in September, a reinforcement arrives, consisting of four additional missionaries, and a score of Frenchmen besides.

      There appears to be no end in sight or no resource they are unwilling to spend in their efforts to colonize and convert the native people. Missionaries arriving are becoming common in the readings.

    3. Alex18 07 Apr 2019
      the missionary returns thanks for promised aid, which is especially needed at this time,

      The vastness of financial motives to convert the native people are this point are astonishing. I'm amazed that no one saw this as a conflict of interest; the mission of the church must have been too pure to question or doubt publicly at the time.

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    The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents Volume 10
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    1. Alex18 07 Apr 2019
      For the benefit of those of his brethren in France who desire to undertake missionary work in the Huron country, Brébeuf recounts the many perils of the journey hither, and the annoyances and dangers to which apostles of the faith are continually exposed among the savages;

      Again, this is another reference to the natives as "savages" to promote their mission and profit. Also included in this part, there is new reference to "annoyances" accompanying the usual "dangers" described before. Not only is it dangerous work to try and convert the natives, but they are now becoming annoyed with the process altogether.

    2. Alex18 07 Apr 2019
      presents to the assembly a collar of twelve hundred beads of Porcelain, telling them that it was given to smooth the difficulties of the road to Paradise."

      They are so self-righteous that they describe the end game as their "Paradise" and that they have to smooth the way for this to happen in any way possible.

    3. Alex18 01 Apr 2019
      have baptized eighty-six savages

      The use of language by the French to describe the local natives was purposely biased against them in their writings. They often did this to help gain more funding and promote their religious mission as a success that was benefitting humanity.

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