French missionary efforts were fairly successful among the Huron Native Tribes. This was in sharp contrast to the Iroquois Confederation, were hostile to these efforts. The Jesuits were especially active and successful.As an aside, the University of Notre Dame, is a Jesuit founded university with of course a French name.
French missionaries
catholicism .... :P apex
missionarys
The religion introduced to the natives by Spain and later spread by the French was Christianity, specifically Catholicism. Spanish missionaries sought to convert Indigenous peoples in the Americas to Christianity during their colonization efforts. The French continued these missionary efforts, particularly in regions like Canada and parts of the Mississippi River Valley, promoting Catholicism among Native American tribes. This religious influence significantly shaped the cultural and spiritual landscape of these regions.
They went to Mississippi River Valley to convert Native Americans to Catholicism but did not try to change their customs.
I am not sure you can say she was "successful ". She was a Native American woman with a baby married to a French trapper and she helped Lewis and Clark.
Catholicism
mostly Roman Catholicism as the French government only allowed Catholics to go to Quebec. Native religions were also practiced.
They were exploited by the British and the French in both the French and Indian War and during the Revolution. The lost much and gained nothing for their efforts.
Because they suck balls.
Jesuit priests founded Kaskaskia in 1703. It was established as one of the first European settlements in the Illinois Country and served as a significant center for French colonial efforts in the region. The settlement played an important role in the spread of Catholicism and European culture among the Native American tribes in the area.
Catholicism arrived in Haiti with the arrival of Spanish and French colonizers in the 15th and 16th centuries. Missionaries played a significant role in spreading the religion to the native Taino and African populations. Today, Catholicism is the dominant religion in Haiti, practiced by a majority of the population.