divorced from the history of colonial activities in

Africa. In some places, Christian Missions attracted

their home government from Europe to set up colonies. In

other locations, establishing a colonial hold opened the

way for the Mission to enter the subjugated land.

This paper “Colonial Foundations of Christian Missions in

Tivland, 1911-1959” sketches a historical narrative of the

consort of Christian Missions and colonial authorities in

their establishment in Tivland and the social, cultural,

economic, and political distortions brought to it. Using the

historical narrative, secondary and tertiary sources were

analyzed. The conclusion arrived at following the

Liberalism and Empire theory shows that Christian

Missions and colonialism effectively complemented each

other in bringing about the subjugation of Tiv society