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A comprehensive collection of reports and letters by Jesuit missionaries who worked among the Native American tribes of Canada and the Great Lakes region in the 17th and 18th centuries. The documents offer valuable insights into the religious, cultural, and political aspects of the encounters between Europeans and indigenous peoples. This edition includes extensive annotations, maps, and illustrations. Scholars of history, religion, and anthropology will find this an indispensable resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.