Members Meeting - Wednesday
July 13th 2016
Martyrs Shrine museum - 7 PM
Subject : Instructions to a Dying
Infidel
Presented
by - John Steckley - A groundbreaking translation (from Wendat to
English) and discussion of a 17th-century Jesuit document aimed at helping
convert Wendat people to Christianity.
“With characteristic brilliance, Steckley’s translation, assessment, and
explanation of Jesuits’ instructions on how to convert dying Wendat peoples has
broad appeal for linguists, historians, anthropologists, literary critics,
sociologists, and all scholars of colonial settler societies” – Carolyn
Podruchny, Associate Professor of History at York University
“I devoured this book. If your desire is to truly begin to understand
how the indigenous worldview differs from the settlers’, you will find no
better teacher. Steckley’s words fire the imagination.” – Joseph
Boyden, author of The Orenda
We would like to thank the Martyrs Shrine
for allowing us to host this event at their museum.
All meetings of the Huronia chapter are
open to the public at no charge.