I do. It must be taught.

And we should be ashamed for what our ancestors did to the pagans who occupied North America when the Europeans arrived.

I prefer the French approach to what the English did. The French sent priests to the tribes for the purpose of evangelization. And the French businessmen and government sought trade opportunities with them, while the French settlers intermarried with the Native Americans.

The English competed with them for property rights. And traded violent actions tit for tat.

I wasn't there, of course ... and I'm still researching this period so I've not come to any hard and fast conclusions. I am learning much from studying the experience of a French Priest who ministered in Maine from 1690 to 1720 in Norridgewock.

Fascinating.

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