text: The world is rarely black and white;  exceptions exist for most accepted "truths." The name Metlakatla comes to mind.  Here's a bit of what descendants have to say about that community's founder, Church of England Missionary William Duncan: 
  
  "The title of "Father" was an honorary one given to him by a grateful and affectionate people. [His]specific mission was to Christianize ... the Tsimshian in British Columbia.  ... it was a belief that aboriginal peoples needed to be indoctrinated into Western culture ... Mr. Duncan refused to start teaching this people about the Christian Gospels until he had had the opportunity to become fluent in the language of the Tsimshians. Thereafter he stayed with the people and taught them how to exist in a world that was very different than the one to which they were accustomed.
  
  It was a difficult feat to move from relative primitivism to a more advanced society in such a short time..." 
  
  From Metlakatla Indian Community website