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This article is devoted to the first attempts to frenchify the Amerindians and to teach them to read and write during the French Regime. The introduction of hieroglyphic writing and reading among Micmacs of Gaspesia during the 17th century will be considered as a junction point between an ancient Spanish missionary tradition inherited from the 16th century and a French catechistic movement which was contemporary to this innovation in Canada.
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This two-part article examines Du Creux's rewriting of the Relations, with a view to understanding the Jesuits' reasons for publishing the Historiae canadensis (François Du Creux, Paris: Cramoisy et Mabre-Cramoisy, 1664). The first part deals with the content of the Historiae canadensis as historical truth. To begin with, it presents the coherence of the work as envisaged by Du Creux in the front matter. Then, it focuses on the relationship between the history and its sources by analyzing the construction of the ethos of the historian, able to defend the truth transmitted by the work by presenting the rewriting in a certain way. The second part is devoted to the way in which Du Creux employs the historical genre to serve the Company of Jesus. It begins by examining the passages in which the author uses his status as a historian to take a prudent position on the delicate issue of sainthood. Then, it demonstrates the apologetic use of this history to deal with trade issues and, especially, theological ones. These considerations lead to the formulation of hypotheses on the reasons that may have motivated the rewriting of the Relations.