The Rossville scandal, 1846, James Evans, the Cree, and a mission on trial

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dc.contributor.authorShirritt-Beaumont, Raymond Morrisen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-07-12T17:45:45Z
dc.date.available2007-07-12T17:45:45Z
dc.date.issued2001-01-01T00:00:00Zen_US
dc.degree.disciplineHistoryen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.descriptionSexual misconduct by clergyen_US
dc.descriptionHistoryen_US
dc.descriptionCree Indiansen_US
dc.descriptionMissionsen_US
dc.descriptionHistoryen_US
dc.descriptionCree Indiansen_US
dc.descriptionReligionen_US
dc.descriptionHistoryen_US
dc.descriptionMissionariesen_US
dc.descriptionBiographyen_US
dc.descriptionClergeen_US
dc.descriptionInconduite sexuelleen_US
dc.descriptionHistoireen_US
dc.descriptionCris (Indiens)en_US
dc.descriptionMissionsen_US
dc.descriptionHistoireen_US
dc.descriptionCris (Indiens)en_US
dc.descriptionReligionen_US
dc.descriptionHistoireen_US
dc.descriptionMissionnairesen_US
dc.descriptionBiographiesen_US
dc.description.abstractIn February 1846 the Reverend James Evans, who had been for several years the senior missionary among the Cree at Norway House, Manitoba, was accused by members of his congregation of sexual impropriety with young Native women who had resided at various times in his home. The trial that followed is a central theme in 'The Rossville Scandal, 1846: James Evans, the Cree, and a Mission on Trial', which is a study, like past historical works, of the impact missionaries and Hudson's Bay Company officers had on events before, during, and after the trial. However, framed by a consideration of the larger debate concerning the broader meaning and significance of missionary/aboriginal encounters, analysis seeks to break new ground in its focus on the origins, culture, and possible motivation of Evans' accusers and the Cree community from which they came. Some conclusions are possible as a result of this investigation. Certainly the Rossville Cree were actors, not merely acted upon, in their encounter with the missionaries. They played a major role in the establishment and progress of the mission and acted decisively to defend their religious beliefs in the face of HBC opposition in 1845. In addition, some of them were also willing to resist perceived misconduct by their senior missionary in February 1846. The circumstances of Evans' trial may never be fully understood, nor his guilt or innocence proven with any finality, but not one member left the Church as a result of the allegations against him nor was anyone involved in the trial expelled from the congregation by the local elders. Evidently converted to the message rather than the messenger, the Rossville Cree had built their faith upon a rock and withstood the storm.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/2462
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.titleThe Rossville scandal, 1846, James Evans, the Cree, and a mission on trialen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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