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Early Christian mission of the Kutenai Indians

Oregon historical quarterly71 (4)Published In 1971 • Pages: 325-348

By: Schaeffer, Claude E..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document provides an historical account of Kutenai encounters with missionaries, of experiences with mission schools, and of the influence of Christianity on Kutenai religious beliefs and practices. The author is particularly interested in a pagan-Christian cult that appeared in the 1830s, questioning the veracity of a legend about how the cult was introduced to the area.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
General character of religion
Revelation and divination
Missions
Students
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kutenai
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2018
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Plains and Plateau
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2017
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1935-1969
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1824-1838
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northeastern Washington, northern Idaho, and northwestern Montana United States; southern British Columbia, Canada
NotesAdditional notes
Claude E. Schaeffer
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
06013601
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kootenai Indians