Documento - Speeches taken from the Jesuit Relations

This file contains a series of speeches such as a reply after Chrestien Le Clercq tried to persiade a group of Gaspesians that it would be more advantageous to build in the French manner, a Montagnais Chief'ss complaint the French charged the Indigenous people too much for goods, a speech of an Algonquin captain defending the habits of his people against Jesuit criticism, a typewritten copy of a speech from an Algonkin Captain, and a speech from Captain of the Montagnais quoted in "Le Jeune's Relation, 1633, in "The Indians of North America" Vol. 5, 1632-33, pp. 90-91 and 288-290. A letter is also found in this file sent to Father LeJeune from No l Negabamat. A letter dictated by a Christian named Neophyte to his benefactor in France illustrates the Indigenous manner of expression. This file also contains a series of photocopied pages from Les Relations Des J suites, alongside a series of typewritten quotes from the book. Photocopied pages from The Indians of North America, Journey to the Huron Country, New Relation of Gaspesia, and some from an unidentified source are also found in this file. Additionally, this file contains a series of handwritten notes by Penny Petrone.