Budd, Reverend Henry
Title: | Budd, Reverend Henry |
Creator: | Beaumont, Raymond |
Subject: | Budd, Reverend Henry |
Description: | A Métis from Norway House, Budd (actually, Sakachuwescum, “Going Up the Hill”) (1810-1875) was the first ordained Native minister in the Church of England in North America. His ordination took place on 22 December 1850 at St. Andrew’s Church on the Red River. He subsequently served as a missionary among the Woodlands Cree people living on the Saskatchewan River system during the mid-1800s. He died on 2 April 1875, at the age of 61, and was buried at The Pas, Manitoba. |
Publisher: | Louis Riel Institute |
Type: | Text Document |
Language: | English |
Date of Copyright: | March 10, 2009 |
Coverage: | Saskatchewan, Manitoba |
GDI Media Filename: | Reverend Henry Budd.pdf |