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The Martyrs' Shrine in Midland, Ontario, [11] the site of the Jesuits' missionary work among the Huron, is the National Shrine to the Canadian Martyrs. A National Shrine of the North American Martyrs has been constructed and dedicated in Auriesville, New York . [ 12 ]
The action prompted then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to underscore four government responsibilities: "resolving land claims; improving the economic and social conditions on reserves; defining a new relationship between aboriginal peoples and governments; and addressing the concerns of Canada's aboriginal peoples in contemporary Canadian life."
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons was established in 1639 by French Jesuits, Fathers Jérôme Lalemant and Jean de Brébeuf in the land of the Wendat. The fortified missionary settlement acted as a centre and base of operations for Jesuit missionaries on the outskirts of what is now Midland, Ontario as they worked amongst the Huron.
The last of the 17 Canadian and American missionaries captured in Haiti last month and then held for ransom have been released.
Canadian Aboriginal law is the area of law related to the Canadian government's relationship with the Indigenous peoples. Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 gives the federal parliament exclusive power to legislate in matters related to Aboriginals, which includes groups governed by the Indian Act , different Numbered Treaties and ...
Isaac Jogues SJ (10 January 1607 – 18 October 1646) was a French missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the Iroquois, Huron, and other Native populations in North America. He was the first European to name Lake George , calling it Lac du Saint Sacrement (Lake of the Blessed Sacrament).
Rome (Permanent Mission) International Civil Aviation Organization. Montreal (Permanent Mission) International Organizations and Agencies in Vienna Vienna (Permanent Missions) NATO. Brussels (Canadian Joint Delegation to the North Atlantic Council) Organization of American States. Washington, D.C. (Permanent Mission) [22]
The Invasion Within: The Contest of Cultures in Colonial North America. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Colonial Saints: Discovering the Holy in the Americas. Ed. Allan Greer and Jodi Bilinkoff. New York: Routledge, 2003. Grant, John Webster. Moon of Wintertime: Missionaries and the Indians of Canada in Encounter Since 1534.