Pierre-Jean De Smet
Pierre-Jean De Smet, SJ ( ; 30 January 1801 – 23 May 1873), also known as Pieter-Jan De Smet, was a Flemish Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He is known primarily for his widespread missionary work in the mid-19th century among the Native American peoples, in the midwestern and northwestern United States and western Canada.His extensive travels as a missionary were said to total . He was affectionately known as "Friend of Sitting Bull", as he persuaded the Sioux war chief to participate in negotiations with the American government for the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie. The Native Americans gave him the affectionate nickname ''De Grote Zwartrok'' (''The Great Black Skirt''). Provided by Wikipedia
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by Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873
Published 1863 -
Missions de l'Orégon et voyages aux montagnes Rocheusesaux sources de la Colombie de L'Athabasca et du Sascatshawin en 1845-46;Bookby Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873
Published 1848 -
by Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873
Published 1859 -
by Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873
Published 1985 -
Missien van den Orégon;en reizen naer de Rotsbergen en de bronnen der Colombia der Athabasca en Sascatshawin in 1845-46Bookby Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873
Published 1849 -
Life letters and travels of Father Pierre-Jean de Smet SJ 1801-1873;missionary labors and adventures among the wild tribes of the North American IndiansBookby Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873
Published 1905 -
by Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873
Published 1875 -
Letters and sketcheswith a narrative of a year's residence among the Indian tribes of the Rocky mountainsBookby Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873
Published 1843 -
Map of the trans-Mississippi territory of the United States1807-1843showing Father De Smet's travels location of Indian tribes trading posts routes of travel and other features of interestcartographic materialby Burgoldt, Paul
Published 1901