Jean de Brebeuf's composition on his travels and life during his
missions to Huronia, land of the Huron Indians in Canada, is an
illustration of the lives of Christian missionaries in the world of the
natives of Huronia, the Indians. Brebeuf's narratives in Huron Relations
of 1635 is also a historical document that marks the arrival of European
influence in the New World, the term used for the land of Americas after
Brebeuf's analysis of Huronia and its inhabitants is a product of
numerous missions conducted by Europe in its attempt to Christianize' the
natives of Americas, which included Huronia, the land area which is now
known as Canada. Like most of the colonies of European countries during
this period, colonizers use religion as a propaganda technique to subjugate
the native inhabitants of a territory, thereby subjecting them to foreign
rule and control. It is also important to note that Brebeuf's period has
also inculcated in them the mentality of conceiving the concept of the
other world,' identified as the world of the natives, identifying them as
"savages." It is therefore popular among Europeans to have re-conceived
notions about the Indians, whom they treat as savages' because of the
different culture, traditions, and lifestyle that they have (compared to
Brebeuf's analysis provides insights in the lives of Huron Indians
during the 17th century. Upon reading Huron Relations of 1635, it is
notable that the author provides his readers a balanced description of
Huron society and culture vis -vis European society and culture. Although
Brebeuf could be biased in his viewpoints in his narrative, he provides
detailed and objective accounts of the norms that abound within Huron
society, and compares these norms in the European context. He also shows
profound understanding of native relations among tribes, as exemplified in
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