interesting and still trying to figure out the Jesuits...who they were, what they believed...
Father DeSmet was a Jesuit, and from what I can tell, people liked and respected him. he was also friends with one of my heros; Sitting Bull...
"Although Sitting Bull himself had not agreed to the treaty, the negotiations were a triumph for De Smet. As one historian later noted, “No White Man has ever come close to equaling his universal appeal to the Indian.” De Smet spent the remaining five years of his life continuing to work for peace with the Plains Indians. Through his books and speaking tours, he also attempted to bring a sympathetic portrait of Native Americans to a white public that tended to think of Native Americans as bloodthirsty savages. Ultimately, however, De Smet was unable to stop the tragic Plains Indian War that eventually forced Sitting Bull and other Native Americans to leave their homes and move to government-controlled reservations."
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/father-de-smet-talks-peace-with-sitting-bull
edit to add link;
https://ucatholic.com/blog/did-you-know-the-reason-why-chief-sitting-bull-wore-a-crucifix/
notice how old Sitting Bull was when he met DeSmet;
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interesting and still trying to figure out the Jesuits...who they were, what they believed...
Father DeSmet was a Jesuit, and from what I can tell, people liked and respected him. he was also friends with one of my heros; Sitting Bull...
"Although Sitting Bull himself had not agreed to the treaty, the negotiations were a triumph for De Smet. As one historian later noted, “No White Man has ever come close to equaling his universal appeal to the Indian.” De Smet spent the remaining five years of his life continuing to work for peace with the Plains Indians. Through his books and speaking tours, he also attempted to bring a sympathetic portrait of Native Americans to a white public that tended to think of Native Americans as bloodthirsty savages. Ultimately, however, De Smet was unable to stop the tragic Plains Indian War that eventually forced Sitting Bull and other Native Americans to leave their homes and move to government-controlled reservations."
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/father-de-smet-talks-peace-with-sitting-bull