Tag Archives: Huronia

The First Time I’d Heard These Words in This Lifetime

Posted on October 18, 2026 by cdsmiller17

The Last of the Mohicans (1992) I read this book when I was just a lad. It went along with watching cowboys and Indians TV shows in my childhood. At the time, I had no idea that I may have … Continue reading →

Posted in personal | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

As Missionary to the Huron, He was Killed by the Iroquois

Posted on June 27, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Jean de Brébeuf (March 25, 1593 – March 16, 1649) I do not wish to speak ill of the dead, but it seems to me that this Jesuit priest tried and failed to bring peace to the Huron and the … Continue reading →

Posted in history, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Huron Didn’t “Eat Him”: They Beat Him in a One-Sided Melee

Posted on June 26, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The Murder of Étienne Brûlé (June 30, 1633) When someone is knocked off his high horse, we say he has been brought down a peg or two. The Huron Bear tribe were not cannibals. So the inference that they ate … Continue reading →

Posted in history, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment