The Native Indian—How the Hudson Bay Company Managed Him—The Flathead Mission—The Era of Evangelism—The First Missionaries and Priests—Jason Lee, Marcus Whitman — Blanchet and De Smet—The Indian s Fate and Future—The "Jargon" Language.
The mind of the native Indian possessed no ideas on the subject of religion except the single belief in a great spirit. And in the…

— Joseph Gaston
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