USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Catholic missionaries accompanied Native peoples to reservations when they were removed from ancestral homelands throughout the United States. Many tribes were moved from the east to west and eventually relocated in Oklahoma.

Detailed explanation-2: -In New Spain, which is modern-day Mexico and Central America, the friars taught Nahuatl to indigenous Americans who had not spoken it prior, as a way of establishing a common language. They translated hymns, prayers, and religious texts into Nahuatl to make Catholicism more widely spread and understood.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Vatican recently announced that a 17th century Mohawk woman will be canonized as a saint. This make Kateri Tekakwitha the first Native American to be so recognized. Now, many Native Americans say this is a long-overdue honor, but others are not pleased with the news.

Detailed explanation-4: -At times, Catholic missionaries themselves administered medicines to Indians and vaccinated them against disease. 1 When priests, nuns or white doctors provided medicines, Western medicine began to replace the shamans’ remedies and through this process a central part of Native American religion began to erode.