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Explores cultural exchanges between French settlers and Native Americans in colonial times.
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Explores cultural exchanges between French settlers and Native Americans in colonial times.
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Based on a sweeping range of archival, visual, and material evidence, Wild Frenchmen and Frenchified Indians examines perceptions of Indians in French colonial Louisiana and demonstrates that material culture--especially dress--was central to the elaboration of discourses about race. At the heart of France's seventeenth-century plans for colonizing New France was a formal policy--Frenchification. Intended to turn Indians into Catholic subjects of the king, it also carried with it the belief that...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Minor references to relationships or intimacy; not central. To sexual coercion in colonial contexts.
Violence & gore
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Moderate depictions of colonial conflict and violence.
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources.
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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Moderate focus on missionary work and religious influence.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Major themes of colonial power dynamics and cultural assimilation.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources.
Abuse & suffering
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Major focus on systemic suffering and exploitation in colonial settings. To sexual coercion in colonial contexts.
Other
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