Praying Indians Of Natick
The Praying Indians of Natick were a community of Indigenous Christian converts, known as Praying Indians, in the town of Natick, Massachusetts, one of many Praying Towns. They were also known as Natick Indians. Natick was founded by John Eliot (missionary), John Eliot (1604 – 1690), an English-born Puritan missionary active in Massachusetts.Bacon, ''A History of Natick'', pg. 12 He learned the Massachusett language, preached to regional tribes in this lingua franca, and translated the Bible into that language. The community was in southern Middlesex County, Massachusetts,Bacon, ''A History of Natick'', p. 1 part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at the time. Its name is typically translated to "A Place of Hills." Eliot and the Praying Indians first settled this planned community in 1651. Identity In the era following King Philip's War (1675–1678), Native American communities were often names by the locations in which they lived.Conkey, Boissevan, and Goddard, pg. 187 While thi ...
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Praying Indians
Praying Indian is a 17th-century term referring to Native Americans of New England, New York, Ontario, and Quebec who converted to Christianity either voluntarily or involuntarily. Many groups are referred to by the term, but it is more commonly used for tribes that were organized into villages. The villages were known as praying towns and were established by missionaries such as the Puritan leader John Eliot and Jesuit missionaries who established the St. Regis and Kahnawake (formerly known as Caughnawaga) and the missions among the Huron in western Ontario. Early history In 1646, the General Court of Massachusetts passed an "Act for the Propagation of the Gospel amongst the Indians." It and the success of Reverend John Eliot and other missionaries preaching Christianity to the New England tribes raised interest in England. In 1649, the Long Parliament passed an ordination forming "A Corporation for the Promoting and Propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ in New England," ...
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