Part 19 of the Nicolas Point Exhibit ( « Previous | Next » )
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Friendly Trade between the Blackfeet and the Flathead. “Les Pieds-noirs et les Têtes-plates font amicalement des échanges mutuels.”
MJA IX C9-065
4 1⁄2” x 7 1⁄2”
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[Ambrose’s Declaration]
[Ambrose Instructs a Blackfeet Chief with the Ladder (saying that he and his
28 lodges must join the Flathead]
“Un chef Pied noirs aprés avoir vu l’echelle catholique que lui
explique Ambroise, chef Tête-plate, demande à être incorporé a
la peuplade des Têtes-plates, lui et ses vingt huit loges.”
MJA IX C9-065
4 1⁄2” x 7 1⁄2”
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[Meeting of Two Friends]. “Rencontre de deux amis.”
MJA IX C9-087
4 1⁄4” x 6 1⁄2”
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[The conquerors of the Blackfoot lead them
to the Black Robe with whom they shake hands]. “Les vainqueurs des Pieds-noirs les amenent au Robe-noir à quiils donnent la main.”
MJA IX C9-063
4” x 5 5⁄8”
Description
Artist: Nicolas Point, S.J. (1799-1868)
Medium: Pencil on Paper
Lender: Midwest Jesuit Archives
Despite their history of violence, the Flatheads and Blackfoot did meet peacefully. The first two pieces both display the meeting of friends in the frontier. Despite the Blackfeet battling the Flatheads throughout Point’s experiences on the Frontier, they eventually opened up to the Blackrobes, either through choice volition or due to force. In “Ambrose’s Declaration,” we see the Salish instructing a Blackfoot chief to join the Flatheads to learn the Lord’s Prayer. The final piece depicts the Salish bringing their Blackfoot prisoners to meet the Jesuits. despite their initial resistance, the Blackfeet eventually invited the “Blackrobes” into their territory.
Written and narrated by Liam Brew.
Part 19 of the Nicolas Point Exhibit ( « Previous | Next » )