was it huguenots? or protestant frenchmen.... or something completely different?
2007-09-13 17:31:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I think the Native Americans referred to the French Jesuit (Catholic) missionaries as 'Black Robes.'
2007-09-13 17:41:32 · answer #1 · answered by WMD 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
What happened to the right answer that was on here yesterday?
Native Americans who were not converted call them Peres d' merde. Fathers of excrement. The nicey nicey black dress stuff was made up by the missionaries as part of the malevolent paternalism forced down indigenous throats along with other things. Shame!
2007-09-14 22:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
All French missionaries in North America were Catholic priests. In order to emigrate to North America, France mandated you had to be a baptized Catholic in good standing with the Church. Men like Isaac Bedard were Huguenots, but they converted to Catholicism so they could join the adventures in New France and Acadia.
The Ojibway/Chippewa, Huron and Iroquois referred to the missionaries as the Black Robes and Gray Dresses. The other popular name today is voyageurs, but the Indians weren't using French words at the time.
2007-09-14 00:48:22 · answer #3 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Jesuits
The French were very strict about not letting the protestants do missionary work in America.
2007-09-14 01:02:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Peres d' merde.
2007-09-14 00:36:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think it was,"Ugh! Paleface!"
2007-09-14 01:16:00 · answer #6 · answered by rumblecookie 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋