“Letters from the Bitterroot: Fr. DeSmet, the Montana Jesuits, and US Indian Policy”
Lecture by Dr. Ryan Hanning
Dr. Hanning will discuss his research on Native American and Catholic history in 19th-century Montana. The lecture will explore the role of Montana Jesuits in advocating for Native peoples, conflicts over federal assimilation policies, and the mission of evangelization in the American West, including events connected to Helena.
