Dossier - Inuit Oral Traditions and Christianity

This file contains a writing titled "The Idea of God and Morality Among the Ancient Eskimo" attached to another called "Diary of a Pioneer": both discuss Inuit and Christianity. This file also contains a passage called "First baptized Eskimo"; the passage is incomplete, and was written by Guy Mary-Rousselière O.M.I. Also two excerpts from a book/journal called The New North with the section titled "Moralizing Under the Midnight Sun." One excerpt lacks bibliographic information, but overlaps in words with the other excerpt. Excerpts from a book/journal called The Eskimos and includes whole or parts of chapters "The Deity of the Sea" "Taboo" "Divinities and Secondary Spirits" and "Roots of Eskimo Spiritual Concepts." "The Immortals" by Duncan Pryde, which describes Inuit 'Shamans' from a colonial perspective. An article called "Christianization of the Inuit" by Robert Lechat O.M.I. This file also contains an excerpt "The Eskimo" by Jean Philippe, O.M.I. A series of excerpts, only one with bibliographic information, talking about Inuit and Christianity. One written by Benjamin Kohlmeister and George Kmoch titled Journal of a Voyage From Okkak on the Coast of Labrador, in Ungava Bay, published by W. McDowell in 1814. This file also contains handwritten notes discussing religion. [Originally Titled: Eskimo Religion]