Description

We continue the French & Indian War series with the French Jesuit Set. 1/32 in scale or around 54mm. Six Native American Indians in six different poses, plus one French Jesuit model. Missionaries had an important role in building relationships between the French and Indigenous tribes. Miniatures are scaled to about the same size as Barzso Playset figures. Colors may vary. Usually shades of Brown. Sets are mailed out 2 to 4 weeks after order.

“From the early 17th century until the Seven Years War (1754-1763), the French Crown sponsored many Catholic missions among Native American peoples in New France.  At a time when European expansionism was both justified and energized by the Gospel call to “make disciples of all nations,” these missions were dedicated to spreading Catholic faith and worship and saving souls.  They were also intended to forge bonds of alliance between indigenous populations and the French, and thereby to facilitate and embody the French imperial project.  Over time, mission stations among the Innu, Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Abenaki, Anishinaabe, Illinois, and many other groups from eastern Canada and Maine to the Great Lakes region and the Mississippi Valley, were vital to the build-up of New France.”

For more information you can check out this article, Missions in New France | Patrimoines Partagés – France Amériques.