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Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, 2016

Great Plain Quarterly, 2015

Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 2012

Great Plains Quarterly, 2008

MA thesis by Joshua M Rice

In the early nineteenth century, most Americans took for granted that the West would eventually b... more In the early nineteenth century, most Americans took for granted that the West would eventually become part of the United States. Yet, the continued presence of Native Americans complicated this assumption, and white Americans argued about how to deal with them. Many Americans thought that there was simply no place for Indians in white society, and that native tribes must be removed to reservations so the West could be settled. Other Americans contended that Indians could take part in the young Republic if they embraced Christianity and yeoman farming. On the frontier, missionaries, Indian agents, and Native Americans all wrestled with these ideas and with each other, attempting to mold the West into their own divergent views of the future. Relatively few scholars have actually addressed the role of missionaries in the West, many preferring to rely instead on generalization. The most common caricatures dismiss missionaries as either naïve pawns of the US government, or well-meaning but ineffectual do-gooders.

This thesis focuses on the Protestant missions to the Osage and Pawnee in the first half of the nineteenth century. These case studies reveal considerate diversity in missionary behavior. Some missionaries indeed worked hand-in-hand with government representatives, but others actively fought the greed and cruelty of Indian agents. Missionaries were not handmaidens of the federal government, but worked for their own reasons, driven by their particular view of what the West—and "good Indians"—should look like. And, compared to most other nineteenth century Americans, missionaries often displayed a unique sympathy for Native Americans.

Papers by Joshua M Rice

Great Plains Quarterly, 2015

The literature on Native American dispossession grows with every year, and there are times when t... more The literature on Native American dispossession grows with every year, and there are times when the historiography of the American West seems in danger of becoming repetitive. Lakotas, Black Robes, and Holy Women addresses this problem by revealing untapped sources and new perspectives on the West as the Great Plains increasingly fell under US. control. This monograph focuses on the Catholic missions in South Dakota-the Holy Rosary Mission on the Pine Ridge Reservation and the St. Francis Mission on the adjoining Rosebud Reservation-during the critical years of 1886-1900. Staffed by a handful of Jesuits and Franciscan sisters, many of whom were directly from Germany, these missionaries worked to Christianize and civilize the Lakotas. Teaching the young at Indian schools, and administering the sacraments to converts, the missionaries were eyewitnesses to the Ghost Dance on the Pine Ridge Reservation and the tragedy of Wounded Knee

UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collectio... more UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Learn more... ProQuest, Gazing westward, watching God: A case study of two Protestant missions on the antebellum frontier. ...

Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, 2016

Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, 2016

Great Plain Quarterly, 2015

Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 2012

Great Plains Quarterly, 2008

In the early nineteenth century, most Americans took for granted that the West would eventually b... more In the early nineteenth century, most Americans took for granted that the West would eventually become part of the United States. Yet, the continued presence of Native Americans complicated this assumption, and white Americans argued about how to deal with them. Many Americans thought that there was simply no place for Indians in white society, and that native tribes must be removed to reservations so the West could be settled. Other Americans contended that Indians could take part in the young Republic if they embraced Christianity and yeoman farming. On the frontier, missionaries, Indian agents, and Native Americans all wrestled with these ideas and with each other, attempting to mold the West into their own divergent views of the future. Relatively few scholars have actually addressed the role of missionaries in the West, many preferring to rely instead on generalization. The most common caricatures dismiss missionaries as either naïve pawns of the US government, or well-meaning but ineffectual do-gooders.

This thesis focuses on the Protestant missions to the Osage and Pawnee in the first half of the nineteenth century. These case studies reveal considerate diversity in missionary behavior. Some missionaries indeed worked hand-in-hand with government representatives, but others actively fought the greed and cruelty of Indian agents. Missionaries were not handmaidens of the federal government, but worked for their own reasons, driven by their particular view of what the West—and "good Indians"—should look like. And, compared to most other nineteenth century Americans, missionaries often displayed a unique sympathy for Native Americans.

Great Plains Quarterly, 2015

The literature on Native American dispossession grows with every year, and there are times when t... more The literature on Native American dispossession grows with every year, and there are times when the historiography of the American West seems in danger of becoming repetitive. Lakotas, Black Robes, and Holy Women addresses this problem by revealing untapped sources and new perspectives on the West as the Great Plains increasingly fell under US. control. This monograph focuses on the Catholic missions in South Dakota-the Holy Rosary Mission on the Pine Ridge Reservation and the St. Francis Mission on the adjoining Rosebud Reservation-during the critical years of 1886-1900. Staffed by a handful of Jesuits and Franciscan sisters, many of whom were directly from Germany, these missionaries worked to Christianize and civilize the Lakotas. Teaching the young at Indian schools, and administering the sacraments to converts, the missionaries were eyewitnesses to the Ghost Dance on the Pine Ridge Reservation and the tragedy of Wounded Knee

UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collectio... more UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Learn more... ProQuest, Gazing westward, watching God: A case study of two Protestant missions on the antebellum frontier. ...

Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, 2016