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The Native american great awakening First wave of missionaries: Came in the 17th Century (What years are those?) Most were Spanish, French, and English missionaries. Brutal tactics: Natives were forced to convert to Christianity. They were punished if the missionaries realized that the Natives did not practice the Christian religion.

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The second wave of missionaries Began in the 18th Century (What years are Those?) The bible was translated into Native languages. The New England Company (NEC) Focused on converting unevangelized Natives.

Natives and changes Natives were expected to leave (renounce) their LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, DRESS, and CEREMONIES. Native children were adopted or forced to live with Colonial families. Their new families educated them in the Christian religion and tradition. Christian boarding schools were brutal and used abuse for forced obedience and conversion.

Christianity and the natives Native Conversion Religious Affiliation Preference of White Christians It was their way even if it mean brutality Allowed for Natives to change over time. They still practiced their own beliefs while learning about the Christian religion. It is not as forceful.

Natives that embraced Christianity Those that embraced or welcomed Christianity were now called indigenous Christians. Remember that for many natives their lives and the world that they knew was changed completely. New diseases People were dying War Christianity offered stability a message of life afer death where they would go to heaven and meet their loved ones. It was a message of peace.

Jesuit and morovian missionaries Highly Educated Were more accommodating when converting. Natives accepted this form of religious teaching more, it was catechism, it gave them education and literacy. If you wanted to own land you needed to write and read to sale and acquire the deed to your land.

Jesuit and morovian missionaries interacting with native americans

Religious revivals Focused on personal experiences, democracy, and and energetic form of preaching. The ceremonies lasted days. Tables were laid out for drinking, singing, and dancing all the way to the night. The ministers were charismatic and very dramatic. Revival meetings allowed the people including the natives to connect to the Holy Spirit and the natives practiced talking to spirits. Revivals were done outside with feasting, singing, and enthusiastic carnival practices this was more welcoming to the natives. It was not like sitting in a church listening for hours.

Native Christians Revival Meetings The ministers were seen as Native allies. Lay preachers-not formally ordained this coincided with tribal lifestyle. As natives learned more about Christianity they became more frustrated with Puritan Protestant Hypocrisy. Natives began to separate and move away from white colonial influence New Christian native towns were born in the 18th century and the natives struggles with balancing Christian belief and their own native religion and culture. Natives fought to keep their cultural identity while they used education and literacy to reclaim and fight for their lands.

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