
Father Pandosy
Pioneer of Faith in the Northwest
(Midtown Press, 2012)
ART 366
Father Pandosy is a first step in introducing a general English-speaking readership to a critical chapter in the history of the Pacific Northwest. It reveals a complex colonial process through the lens of a fascinating life story.
Perhaps the greatest contribution of this biography is its revelation of the scope and complexity of missionary roles in the early development of Washington and British Columbia. Pandosy’s career extended far beyond the altar and the confessional: he worked variously as a farmer, an irrigator, a viticulturist, a carpenter, a teacher, a healthcare provider, a musician, a lexicographer, and an intermediary between Aboriginal groups and the American government.
Yet even as he fulfilled these roles, Pandosy expressed grave misgivings about the broader colonial project to which they contributed. He alienated settlers, government officials, and even his clerical superiors by criticizing their treatment of Aboriginal people, and his identification – assumed or ascribed – with Yakama political resistance prompted a contingent of the US Army to destroy his mission and to threaten him with lynching. His life story is thus an eloquent example of missionary ambivalence toward colonialism.
(Description Source: Midtown Press)
Author
Edmond Rivère is an associate professor at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna.He was born in Provence, France – just a few kilometers away from the birthplace of Charles Pandosy. For many years a resident of Kelowna, Rivere became fascinated with the history of his fellow countryman. Originally published under the title: Jean- Charles Pandosy; De Marseille à l’ouest canadien, 1847-1891 Rivere’s book is now available for the first time in English.
Lorin Card taught French at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan). He obtained his PhD in French Studies at Queen’s University. He studies literary translation (novels and films in particular) and film studies. He’s taught at multiple universities across Canada and has directed a translation company. He’s received awards for his teaching and has served as jouror for the Governor General’s Literary Award in translation from 2006 to 2008.
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Paper ISBN: 9780988110106
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