The Hawaiian alphabet was Romanized and first written by early missionaries. |
Franciscan missionaries established an extensive chain of missions, Spanish entrepreneurs established ranches and farms. |
Baptist missionaries developed scripts based on Burmese for Pwo Karen and for other Karen languages. |
Also, some missionaries have not always been wise in their methods, even inducing people to come to church for needed material help. |
In the 1800s, missionaries brought cakes, Chinese brought chicken, and Norwegian whalers brought salmon marinated with onion and tomato. |
As missionaries continued to exert their influence, other agents of change accelerated the acculturation of the tribe. |