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replace their spirituality with a monotheistic dogma that would devalue the Native American's own culture and value system. Weren't the first Christian missions to the Native Americans meant to protect their own interests in securing land, building settlements and helping provide safe passage into the frontier? Always an element of property or money behind the schemes, er missions.
What else can I help you with?
What were reasons early settlers moved to Oregon county?
To teach the Christian religion to Native Americans.
What establishment run by missionaries was started to teach the Catholic religion to the Native Americans?
Missions
What did the padres at missions san Francisco teach the Indians?
Once they converted the mission Native Americans they taught the Catholic religion. Basically the mission system kept the Native Americans at the missions as slaves. They couldn't leave the mission and historians have found mass graves of Native Americans.
What did missionaries teach the Indians?
From the missionaries, the Indians learned how to farm and how to take care of farm animals. Many missionaries also tried to "civilize" the Native Americans by teaching them a Western, monotheistic religion rather than the Native polytheistic religion that seemed incorrect and pagan to Western missionaries.
Why was mission san Diego de alcala destroyed?
To shelter the tired missionaries and soldiers and to teach the Catholic religion to the Native Americans.
What did the natives teach the Americans?
Native Americans may have taught us how to live in harmony with the rhythms of the seasons and how to live in harmony with nature without disturbing it. But did we listen? Native Americans did teach the early settlers how to survive and acted as guides in wilderness areas.
What did the native americans lose?
Native Americans lost a country that was once theirs. They were a peace loving people that were nice to the Pilgrims and helped teach them about their country.
What is the definition of missions?
a mission is a group of missionaries that are sent to places to teach people to believe in their religious faith. Example: In newFrance missionaries were sent to go to a presidio and teach the people there of their religion. Also in new Spain the king sent missionaries to convert native Americans and Spain people to the catholic religion
What did the pilgrims teach the native Americans?
They taught them how to plant, hunt, and caught fish.
Did the native Americans teach the mountain men surviving skills?
yes, they definitely did
What exact religion does Joyce Meyer teach?
Christianity, she is a believer in God ,it means that she's a christian
What does you religion teach you?
It depends on the religion, most, not all, teach intolerance to other religions, most have a moral guideline about what should and should not be done. But.. I don't see many christian women sacrificing turtles.
