ISBN
0888642679; 0888642792
Statement of Responsibility
Raymond J.A. Huel.
Publication Information
Edmonton : University of Alberta Press
Physical Description
xxvii, 387 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Notes
Series: Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Canadian North West.
Co-published by: Western Canadian Publishers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / John E. Foster -- 1. French Antecedents -- 2. Red River Missions -- 3. Missionary Frontier and the Oblates: Adaptation and Innovation -- 4. Oblate Missionary Frontier: Consolidation and Expansion -- 5. Initiation to Christianity -- 6. Education: An Extension and Enhancement of Mission -- 7. Indian Industrial Schools: A Promising Oblate Venture -- 8. Indian Residential Schools: A Frustrating Oblate Experience -- 9. Oblates and the Federal Government: A Tenuous Relationship -- 10. Oblates as "Fathers, Guides and Protectors" of Aboriginal Communities -- 11. Canonical Visit of Superior General T. Laboure: The Precursor of a New Missionary Orientation -- 12. Oblate Apostolate: One Hundred Years Later -- 13. Epilogue: Redefining Spirituality and Church -- App. I. Religious Jurisdictions in the Canadian North West -- App. II. Vicars of Missions -- App. III. Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Canadian North West -- App. IV. Oblate Bishops.
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