missionaries
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US Protestant missionaries encouraged Sagada's residents to bury their dead and light candles on their graves, he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
As settlers — first Spanish missionaries and later Californians — spread out more and more, the tribe was rendered landless by 1900.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Rio and cinematographer Adam Pietkiewicz shot Angh on 16mm film, drawing on photographs and footage of missionaries and Naga communities from the 1950s and 60s.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Waves of European missionaries sailed through the South Pacific in the 19th century, bringing evangelical Christian teachings that were adopted with enthusiasm.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
He opened his eyes before many of our people did, Papa would say; he was one of the few who welcomed the missionaries.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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