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PROPHETIC WORLDS; INDIANS AND WHITES ON THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU

:

Miller, Christopher L.


1985

Useful
Book

Referenced by: Alaska Yukon Library

Grade Level(s): 10, 11

Theme(s): Exploring Horizons, Cultural Expression

Around 1800 the Plateau Indians adopted a Prophet Cult, according to which a new kind of man was to arrive from the East, bringing a book and teaching the Indian all he needed to know. Meanwhile back East Protestant revivals were increasing and a chain of missions to convert the Indians were being planned. But in carrying out their own vision, the missionaries attempted to convert the Indians by wiping out their way of life. Violence ensued- an outcome that convinced whites that the Indians were not among God's chosen after all.


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