Which religious group operated in Nouvelle-France with the aim of converting Indigenous peoples?

• A. Jesuits
• B. Franciscans
• C. Dominicans
• D. Anglicans

Answer: (A)

In Nouvelle-France, the group best known for actively trying to convert Indigenous peoples were the Jesuits. The Society of Jesus established a network of missions among Indigenous communities, such as the Huron and other groups, dedicating themselves to evangelization, learning local languages, and teaching Catholic beliefs as part of French colonial efforts. Their work included establishing lasting missions, producing religious texts in Indigenous languages, and accompanying explorers and settlers in a missionary role. Other groups like Franciscans or Dominicans operated in other regions, and Anglicans were linked to English Protestant areas, not this French Catholic mission landscape. So the Jesuits are the ones whose work focused on converting Indigenous peoples in this context.