James
Evans
Born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Blithe (Smith) Evans
— married
1823 in Canada
[children unknown]
Died
at age 45
in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Apr 2020
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Biography
"James Evans was a missionary of remarkable ability and zeal and of great usefulness among the North American Indians."[1] He was credited with inventing the Cree syllabary. However, although he produced printed material in syllabics, including hymns and parts of the New Testament, many Cree peoples say that Mistanâkôwêw (also known as Calling Badger) from Stanley Mission, Saskatchewan, delivered the writing system to the Cree, not Evans.[2]
Sources
- ↑ [1] James Evans: Inventor of the Syllabic System of the Cree Language, By John MacLean
- ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia: James Evans
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