“I have spoken. Let my words be heard”: Writing as Relational Practice in Early Cree Life Writings

In this project, I will undertake research in the Church Missionary Society Archives to study the writings of Charles Pratt (c. 1816-1888) and James Settee (c. 1809-1902), two Cree men who worked as missionaries for the Anglican Church in Canada. My research will take me to Birmingham where Pratt’s and Settee’s writings are housed. I will analyse the texts themselves as well as the practice of archiving Indigenous writing in England in the late-nineteenth century. Part of my work involves compiling notes and copies of archival materials for further research. Through this project I expect to develop a better understanding of how Indigenous intellectuals negotiated relationships with church, government, and Cree communities through their writing. Finally, I will produce a paper on my findings and the archival research process for presentation to the Indigenous Literary Studies Association in Canada.

Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Coleman

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Partner:

University of Kent

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

McMaster University

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