Additionally, representatives from the Sauk (Asakiwaki) and Fox (Meskwaki) people met with Smith at the Latter Day Saint headquarters in Nauvoo, Illinois. : 96–100 : 196, 200ĭuring the 1840s, Smith sent missionaries to the Sioux (Dakota), Potawatomi (Bodéwadmi), Stockbridge ( Mahican) people in Wisconsin and Canada. : 122 Though they did not have any converts and reception was lukewarm among the Seneca, Wyandot, and Shawnee people, they were well received by the Delaware people because The Book of Mormon advocated for a divine destiny for Native Americans and a divine right to their territory in the American "promised land". : 122 : 278–279 : iii Smith sent prominent members Oliver Cowdery, Parley Pratt, Peter Whitmer, Jr., and Ziba Peterson to a "Lamanite Mission" only six months after organizing the church.
Outreach to Native Americans became the first mission of Smith's newly organized Church of Christ, as the purpose of The Book of Mormon was to recover the lost remnant of the ancient children of Israel (e.g. : 277, 279 According to sociologist Marcie Goodman, historically Latter Day Saints held paternalistic beliefs about Native Americans needing help. : 145 : 20 The church's long history with Native Americans is tied to their beliefs about The Book of Mormon. I was mad that it happened, but I didn't think my career was in shambles or anything like that.Joseph Smith preaching to the Sac and Fox Indians who visited Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1841Īdherents saw Native Americans as part of God's chosen people and they believed that preaching to them was part of the gathering of Israel which will precede the millennium. was always behind me, so I never was worried about that at all. I knew I was going to be all right," he said. Wale took what for many artists might seem like a catastrophic setback in stride. But Interscope wasn't satisfied with the sales for "Attention Deficit" and dropped Wale from its roster. Wale's manager, Daniel Weisman blamed the subpar performance on Interscope, saying the label didn't ship enough copies.
21 on the "Billboard" album chart with sales of 28,000 copies. Wale continued to crank out mixtapes – three of them – before the November 2009 release of his first album, "Attention Deficit." The album, though, became one of the few setbacks Wale has experienced. By then, Wale had been discovered by super-producer Mark Ronson (known for his work with the late Amy Winehouse and Christina Aguilera, among others), and in 2008 this alliance paid off with a joint record deal with Ronson's Allido Records and major label Interscope Records.
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