Invasion from All Directions—Stolen Lands, Stolen Peoples 1600-1699

1633-1635

Jesuit missionaries give Huron smallpox blankets

French Jesuit missionaries tell the Huron that if they are baptized and convert to Christianity they will be spared the disease. Among those who refuse, they provide smallpox-laden blankets (Nies, 1996). More than 10,000 Huron Indians die from smallpox.

Traumatic Event