The nineteenth-century Protestant missions and Tsimshian ChristianityNeylan, Susan1966-creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.History.Electronic book.qucMontrealMcGill-Queen's University Press©20032003monographiceng1 online resource (xvii, 401 pages) : illustrations, maps."In The Heavens Are Changing Susan Neylan offers a fresh perspective on Aboriginal encounters with Protestant missions, exploring how the Tsimshian in nineteenth-century British Columbia took an active and important role in shaping forms of Christianity and, in turn, were shaped by them. She examines the nature of Protestant missions in their first generation on the north coast of British Columbia (1857-1901), focusing on the Aboriginal roles in Christianization. She pays special attention to the Euro-Canadian missionary perspective, the viewpoints of First Nations themselves, and particular events that illuminate the negotiation of Christian identities, such as forms of worship, naming practices, and mission housing." "While the Euro-Canadian record dominates historical missionary sources, Aboriginal writings illustrate both a genuine evangelicalism and an indigenized Christianity. Christian meanings were constantly challenged from both within and without the mission context through revivalism and group evangelism. Neylan interprets the relationship forged between Tsimshian and Euro-Canadian missionary as a dialogue, although not necessarily a mutually beneficial one. The process by which power was unequally distributed through missionization exposes the extent to which the social and cultural meanings to Tsimshian daily life were contested and negotiated in encounters with Christianity."--Jacket.Susan Neylan.Includes bibliographical references and index.n-cn-bcTsimshian IndiansMissionsHistory19th centuryTsimshian IndiansReligion19th centuryProtestant churchesMissionsBritish ColumbiaPacific CoastHistory19th centuryÉglises protestantesMissionsColombie-BritanniquePacifique, Côte duHistoire19e siècleTsimshian (Indiens)MissionsHistoire19e siècleTsimshian (Indiens)ReligionHistoire19e siècleRELIGIONChristian MinistryMissionsHISTORYNative AmericanProtestant churchesMissionsTsimshian IndiansMissionsTsimshian IndiansReligionBritish ColumbiaPacific CoastÉglises protestantesMissionsColombie-BritanniquePacifique, Côte duHistoire19e siècleTsimshian (Indiens)MissionsHistoire19e siècleTsimshian (Indiens)ReligionHistoire19e siècle 1800-1899 fast E99.T8 N49 2003eb266/.0089/974128Neylan, Susan, 1966-Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2003(DLC) 20044456119780773569959077356995222573/ctt6t4kc JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=404278http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=404278MEAUC04090720200709055432.0ocm76898699 eng