The Peace Policy: the churches were handed the nations

SUMMARYThe Peace Policy: the churches were handed the nations (Nov 3, 2026)

RECORDunder President Grant, beginning in 1869, Indian agencies were assigned to Christian denominations, who nominated the agents. Of 73 agencies: Methodists 14, Orthodox Friends (Quakers) 10, Presbyterians 9, Episcopalians 8, Roman Catholics 7, Hicksite Friends 6, Baptists 5, Dutch Reformed 5, Congregationalists 3, Christians 2, Unitarians 2, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 1, Lutherans 1. The stated goal was to assimilate Native peoples into white culture, education, language and religion and to teach Christianity and farming. It fed straight into the boarding schools. Critics at the time said it violated Native freedom of religion. It weakened after Ely Parker (Seneca, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, a Freemason) resigned in 1871, turned military after 1876, and ended around 1882

PATTERNthe U.S. split the nations among churches like territories: a whole people's spiritual life was assigned to an outside religion by federal paperwork

LENS"They used our gods against us" (Tito, earlier) has a federal assignment chart (Record + Pattern). Links: P163 (boarding schools), P168 (Accomack), Rule 14.