because they needed them ..." Well, sort of.

The Quebec civil and military authorities needed the co-operation of the Church. So, the civil and military not only tolerated the missionaries, but put up with them on expeditions, and with their often counter-productive conversion programs. The 1660-1663 expedition to Lake Superior could have done without the headaches caused by the "late Father Menard, Apostolic Missionary" (cited by Garnier). By then, the power of the Church had increased after Bishop Laval was installed in Quebec (1659).

Your last two paragraphs are not material to 1672. Six years before 1672 is not 1672; 15 years after 1672 is not 1672. Garnier wrote bad history for 1672, which is the point I made.

Greg Dowd: I thank him for his services re:

2001-2006. Tribal history research for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and Grand Traverse Bay Ottawa and Chippewa. Completed a four-hundred page report on the importance of an 1836 treaty stipulation in preparation for a federal Indian law case. (October, 2004). Completed 70+ page rebuttals of reports of nations‟ adversaries (January, 2005). Submitted to 21 hours of deposition (April, 2005). U.S. District Judge Richard Enslen signed consent decree favourable to tribes on Nov. 5, 2007, in which the State of Michigan agreed that the tribal treaty rights remain intact.
Regards

Mike