Catholicism and Native Americans in Early North America

Catholicism and Native Americans in Early North America, Volume 1, examines the cultural impacts of Catholic policies in La Florida during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This history focuses on the establishment of a Catholic society in colonial America, starting with the founding of St. Augustine in 1565. The text analyzes the tensions involved in sustaining religious traditions within a socially diverse population.

This scholarly work combines anthropology, archaeology, and theology to explore how Native people and Spanish clergy practiced Christianity across the southeastern United States. The volume addresses Native literacy, conversion philosophies, and racial differentiation in burial practices. By utilizing primary academic scholarship, Catholicism and Native Americans in Early North America provides a detailed social science perspective on the interactions between Indigenous peoples and the Catholic church in early North American history.