then they were relieved from their job ask they went south and they found a home among the pacific northwest indians. and so it was these iroquois indians who told the indians of the pacific northwest that there is a new world out there, there is a master of life and there are these men who can teach you about the master of life and the new set of ideas. and so these they were essential for the -- those they said if you don't believe me, we'll go to where the jesuits and are ask them to come to us, and sew that is how those native people, primarily the flatheads and also we believe there was some nez-pearce in that group, and they were on their way to st. louis to knock on the door of the jesuits at st. louis university. and father desmet. found out what they're goal was and he followed them in a couple of weeks, and then he said to his superior, i can take that assignment. i would be good at that assignment. i've had experience with the -- i am now a full-fledged jesuit priest. i'm ready to take this assignment. what each tribe hoped to game by having a missionary is a complicated story, as you can

he did come back to the pacific northwest numerous times, and everytime he came, the indians remembered him, recognized him and he had an opportunity to do good for what he called his family. his legacy is that he is remembered by the tribes, they will never forget him. in fact, their headquarters church on the indian reservation is in idaho, as they do not easily forget this man. he is in their oral history, he is recognized by the jesuits of the pacific northwest as the great founder, at the very first of the superiors for the rocky mountain mission and that is the reason why his statue is outside on the campus right in front of college hall and guns that university campus. his legacy would include at guns at the university, the highest award we can give to anyone is the dismantled metal. and the northwest, we have a dormitory on campus, no question but that everybody will recognize the name de smet in the pacific northwest even when they don't know why they should know his name, they do in fact know his name and they know he is a pioneer, but they don't know as well as they should bu

, then they were released from the job and they went south and they found a home amongst pacific northwest indians. and so it was these iroquois indians who told indians of the pacific northwest that there is a new world out there. there is a master of life and there are these men who can teach you about the master of life and a new set of ideas. and so these iroquois were central to the bringing of christianity to the tribes of the pacific northwest. and at a certain point, those iroquois said, well, if you don't believe me, we will go to where the jesuits are and we will ask them to come to us. and so that is how those native people, primarily the flatheads, but also we blew there were others in the group, that's how they were on the missouri river on their way to st. louis, to knock on the door of the jesuits at st. louis university. and father de smet met him, found out what their goal was. he followed them in a couple of weeks, and then he said to his superior, i can take that assignment. i would be good at that assignment. i've had experience with the pottawattamie's. i am not a full-fledged