Domination Chronicles: Where Are We Now? Permalink
In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico step back to ask where the work is now. They warn against turning words such as domination and discovery into slogans. ...
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S06E12: How the Revolutionary War Reshaped Haudenosaunee Governance Permalink
In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, Tom Porter discusses how colonization and the Revolutionary War reshaped Mohawk and Haudeno...
S06E11: What Changes When Earth Is Your Mother Permalink
In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, the conversation asks what changes when Earth is not treated as an object, resource, or bac...
Domination Chronicles: Tribal Sovereignty 101 Permalink
In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico unpack the phrase “tribal sovereignty” and argue that it often functions as a language trap. If sovereignty means a cla...
S06E10: How Colonial Law Shaped Modern Data Extraction Permalink
In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, Jordan Loewen-Colon traces a genealogy from Roman res nullius and the Doctrine of Discovery...
Domination Chronicles: Untrustworthy Trust - Domination, Fear, and Fearlessness Permalink
The federal Indian law “trust doctrine” is often described as a protective obligation. In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico ask whether the word trust actua...
JCRT Publishes The Second of Two Special Issues from the 2023 Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Conference
For immediate release JCRT Publishes The Second of Two Special Issues from the 2023 Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Conference The second of two special ...
Vol. 25 No. 1 (Spring 2026): Challenging the Justifications of Domination through Law: Indigenous Resistance and the Undoing of Christian Empire Permalink
“Vol. 25 No. 1 (Spring 2026): Challenging the Justifications of Domination through Law: Indigenous,” an Outcome archive entry by the Outcome contributors. Th...
An Appeal to the American People—Overturning “Federal Indian Law” Permalink
“An Appeal to the American People—Overturning “Federal Indian Law”,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven J. Schwartzberg. The entry belongs to the jcrt collec...
An Intergenerational and Perpetual Imperium of Domination and Subjugation of Indigenous Peoples: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Royal Supremacy Permalink
“An Intergenerational and Perpetual Imperium of Domination and Subjugation of Indigenous Peoples: The Doctrine,” an Outcome archive entry by Phillip Rodgers-...
A Postscript: Sovereignty is Still the Issue Permalink
“A Postscript: Sovereignty is Still the Issue,” an Outcome archive entry by Adam DJ Brett, Betty Hill (Lyons), Nethanial Belmont. The entry belongs to the jc...
My Decades-long Inquiry Into the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination Permalink
“My Decades long Inquiry Into the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the jc...
The International Law of Colonialism: The Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“The International Law of Colonialism: The Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Robert J. Miller. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and...
The Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination: How It Has Been Used by United States Courts to Deny Treaty Rights & Dismiss the Haudenosaunee Land Rights Cases Permalink
“The Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination: How It Has Been Used by United,” an Outcome archive entry by Joseph J. Heath. The entry belongs to the j...
Right & Respectful Relations: A Memoir of the Road to the Historic Yakama Nation Amicus Brief Challenging ‘Christian Discovery’ in Washington State V. Cougar Den Permalink
“Right & Respectful Relations: A Memoir of the Road to the Historic Yakama Nation,” an Outcome archive entry by Jode Goudy. The entry belongs to the jcrt...
Federal Anti-indian Law: Why a Challenge to “Christian Discovery” Creates a Metaphysical Crisis for the US Permalink
“Federal Anti indian Law: Why a Challenge to “Christian Discovery” Creates a Metaphysical Crisis,” an Outcome archive entry by Peter d’Errico. The entry belo...
Conclusion: Dismantling the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Cultivating Right Relations Permalink
“Conclusion: Dismantling the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Cultivating Right Relations,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam...
Domination Chronicles: Loretta Afraid of Bear-Cook on Living in Oglala Lakota Community Permalink
Loretta Afraid of Bear-Cook joins Newcomb and d’Errico for a conversation grounded in Oglala Lakota community, language, food, ceremony, and everyday practic...
Domination Chronicles: Mark Savage on Natural Rights and Unravelling the Questions Permalink
Attorney Mark Savage joins Newcomb and d’Errico for a conversation about natural rights, plenary power, treaties, and the possibility of systemic litigation....
S06E09: The Legacy of Charles H. Long Part 2: How & Why White Supremacy Persists Permalink
In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, Philip P. Arnold, Natalie Avalos, Teresa Smallwood, Emilie Townes, and Corey D. B. Walker t...
Domination Chronicles: Bruce McIvor on Legalized Lawlessness Permalink
Attorney Bruce McIvor joins Newcomb and d’Errico to discuss what he calls “legalized lawlessness” in Canada. The phrase names a system in which courts and go...
JCRT Publishes First of Two Special Issues from the 2023 Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Conference
For immediate release JCRT Publishes First of Two Special Issues from the 2023 Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Conference The first of two special issues...
Christian Control of Women and Mother Earth: The Doctrine of Discovery and the Doctrine of Male Domination Permalink
“Christian Control of Women and Mother Earth: The Doctrine of Discovery and the Doctrine,” an Outcome archive entry by Sally Roesch Wagner. The entry belongs...
Vol. 24 No. 2 (Winter 2026): Challenging the Justifications of Domination Through Religion Permalink
“Vol. 24 No. 2 (Winter 2026): Challenging the Justifications of Domination Through Religion,” an Outcome archive entry by the Outcome contributors. The entry...
Baltic Religion: The Sacred Things Permalink
“Baltic Religion: The Sacred Things,” an Outcome archive entry by Eglutė Trinkauskaitė, Ellen B. Cutler. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and connect...
Hindu Political Theology: Beyond Hindutva’s Political Monotheism Permalink
“Hindu Political Theology: Beyond Hindutva’s Political Monotheism,” an Outcome archive entry by Pranay Somayajula. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection a...
Schools, Teachers, and Teacher Educators: Education Through the Disruption of White Supremacy Permalink
“Schools, Teachers, and Teacher Educators: Education Through the Disruption of White Supremacy,” an Outcome archive entry by Ritu Radhakrishnan. The entry be...
A Preface to Challenging the Justifications of Domination Through Religion: “We Were Planting Corn, and They Were Planting Crosses” Permalink
“A Preface to Challenging the Justifications of Domination Through Religion: “We Were Planting Corn,,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra B...
Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Increase Shared Language and Conceptual Frameworks Between Black and Indigenous Feminist Organizing Permalink
“Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Increase Shared Language and Conceptual Frameworks Between Black,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry bel...
“Engineering Marvel”: Towards Resisting the Affective Politics of Erie Canal Heritage Permalink
““Engineering Marvel”: Towards Resisting the Affective Politics of Erie Canal Heritage,” an Outcome archive entry by Danielle S. Nagle. The entry belongs to ...
Charting the Doctrine in the Colonial Archive: Papal Bulls and the Translation of the ‘Discovery’ Purpose Permalink
“Charting the Doctrine in the Colonial Archive: Papal Bulls and the Translation of the,” an Outcome archive entry by Sebastian Modrow. The entry belongs to t...
Other Forms of Dwelling: A Dalit – Feminist Perspective Permalink
“Other Forms of Dwelling: A Dalit – Feminist Perspective,” an Outcome archive entry by Shrutika Lakshmi. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and connect...
Dismantling White Supremacy in the Classroom and Beyond Permalink
“Dismantling White Supremacy in the Classroom and Beyond,” an Outcome archive entry by Celinet Duran Jimenez. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and co...
Introduction Permalink
“Introduction,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam DJ Brett. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and connects readers to...
Flesh of Words: Confrontation, Navigation, and Integrity in the English Classroom Permalink
“Flesh of Words: Confrontation, Navigation, and Integrity in the English Classroom,” an Outcome archive entry by Roberta Hurtado. The entry belongs to the jc...
The Chosen People at Grouse Mountain Permalink
“The Chosen People at Grouse Mountain,” an Outcome archive entry by Wendy Felese. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and connects readers to scholarshi...
Expecting Excellence in Education: When Content Conditions Class Consciousness Permalink
“Expecting Excellence in Education: When Content Conditions Class Consciousness,” an Outcome archive entry by Michael E. Chaness. The entry belongs to the jc...
The Medieval Origins of Religious White Supremacy: English Imperialism, Crusade Defeats, and the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“The Medieval Origins of Religious White Supremacy: English Imperialism, Crusade Defeats, and the Doctrine,” an Outcome archive entry by Maeve Callan. The en...
Unselling the Classroom: Confronting History and Ourselves Permalink
“Unselling the Classroom: Confronting History and Ourselves,” an Outcome archive entry by Elaina Berlin. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and connect...
Deconstructing the Erie Canal: Three Lessons for its Next Century Permalink
“Deconstructing the Erie Canal: Three Lessons for its Next Century,” an Outcome archive entry by Renée Barry. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and co...
Silencing the Doctrine of Discovery – The Brazilian Process: Accidental Discoveries, Secret Manuscripts, Imaginary Lines and Myths Permalink
“Silencing the Doctrine of Discovery – The Brazilian Process: Accidental Discoveries, Secret Manuscripts, Imaginary,” an Outcome archive entry by Telma Alenc...
Domination Chronicles: Colonists, Settlers, Invaders, Expansionists, Immigrants Permalink
What do we call the people who came onto Native lands under claims of empire, settlement, expansion, and law? In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico critique ...
S06E08: Remembering The Teacher: Charles H. Long (Part 1) Permalink
In this episode of Doctrine of Discovery, Davíd Carrasco and Raymond Carr remember their teacher, Charles H. Long, through stories, laughter, and archival fr...
Domination Chronicles: Stolen Land and the Danger of Performative Speech Permalink
This episode begins with the public controversy around saying “stolen land” and moves quickly to the deeper issue: what kind of speech actually challenges do...
New Episode: Matthew Boedy on the Seven Mountains Mandate and the Threat to Democracy Permalink
Our latest episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast is now live, and it’s one you won’t want to miss. Hosts Philip P. Arnold and Sandy Bigtr...
S06E06: Sacred Waters: Trauma of the Erie Canal Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction Jake Haiwhagai’i Edwards and Dr. Philip P. Arnold examine the ecological and ...
S06E05: The Sloan Lecture - The Oneidas, the Best Land, and the Erie Canal - By Susan Brewer Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction Susan Brewer (Sloan Lecture) traces the history of the “best land” — a tract ...
S06E04: Washington Said Burn The Corn and New Yorkers Brought Surveyors Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction Travis Bowman and Matthew Zembo join Lisa Moore to expose how military strate...
Domination Chronicles: A Domination Chronicles Lexicon Permalink
This brief episode offers a lexicon for hearing domination in the words that organize political and legal life. Steven Newcomb focuses on terms such as civil...
Domination Chronicles: The Federal Indian Boarding School Report Permalink
The Federal Indian Boarding School Report names a history of forced assimilation, but Newcomb and d’Errico ask what such reports can and cannot do when the l...
S6E03: How Rethinking God, Gender, And Nature Can Heal A Burning World Permalink
In this episode, Kimberly Carfore explores ecofeminist theology and its connections to the Doctrine of Discovery, examining how dominionist interpretations o...
S6E02: A Theologian Confronts the Doctrine of Discovery and Calls for Institutional Repair Permalink
In this episode, Jeannine Hill Fletcher confronts how white Christian institutions cultivated racial hierarchy—through indoctrination, forced conversion, mar...
Domination Chronicles: 2026 - The Year Ahead Permalink
This New Year’s conversation looks ahead by returning to the central themes of the work: domination, free existence, law, language, technology, and the long ...
PRESS RELEASE: Launch of The Domination Translator Series - A Comprehensive Analysis of U.S. Supreme Court Rulings and the Doctrine of Discovery
The Doctrine of Discovery Initiative announces the launch of a 15-part extended essay examining how the Doctrine of Discovery has shaped U.S. legal history t...
U.S. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co., Inc. (9th Cir. Court, August 13, 2012) - Domination Translator Series - Part 15
U.S. v. King Mountain Tobacco (2012) asserted federal excise tax authority over Yakama Nation based on plenary power doctrine.
U.S. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co., Inc. (9th Cir. Court, August 13, 2012) - Domination Translator Series - Part 15 Permalink
“U.S. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co., Inc. (9th Cir. Court, August 13, 2012) Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to t...
McGirt v. Oklahoma (U.S. Supreme Court, July 2020) - Domination Translator Series - Part 14
McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) upheld Creek Nation jurisdiction while affirming federal plenary power based on the Doctrine of Discovery.
McGirt v. Oklahoma (U.S. Supreme Court, July 2020) - Domination Translator Series - Part 14 Permalink
“McGirt v. Oklahoma (U.S. Supreme Court, July 2020) Domination Translator Series Part 14,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs t...
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Onondaga Nation v. N.Y. (Argued Oct. 12, 2012, decided October 19, 2012) - Domination Translator Series - Part 13
Onondaga Nation’s lawsuit to recover ancestral lands was dismissed using federal Indian law doctrines based on discovery and domination.
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Onondaga Nation v. N.Y. (Argued Oct. 12, 2012, decided October 19, 2012) - Domination Translator Series - Part 13 Permalink
“The Haudenosaunee Cases: Onondaga Nation v. N.Y. (Argued Oct. 12, 2012, decided October 19,,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belon...
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (Aug. 9th 2010) - Domination Translator Series - Part 12
Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (2010) examined equitable defenses used to bar Native land claims spanning centuries.
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (Aug. 9th 2010) - Domination Translator Series - Part 12 Permalink
“The Haudenosaunee Cases: Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (Aug. 9th 2010) Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belo...
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki (2nd Cir. June 28, 2005) - Domination Translator Series - Part 11
Cayuga Nation v. Pataki (2005) explored Haudenosaunee land claims and the suppressed 1922 Everett Report on Native treaty rights.
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki (2nd Cir. June 28, 2005) - Domination Translator Series - Part 11 Permalink
“The Haudenosaunee Cases: Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki (2nd Cir. June 28, 2005) Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belon...
White v. University of California (9th Cir., 2014) - Domination Translator Series - Part 10
UC professors attempted to prevent repatriation of Kumeyaay Nation ancestral remains, invoking tribal sovereignty immunity doctrines.
White v. University of California (9th Cir., 2014) - Domination Translator Series - Part 10 Permalink
“White v. University of California (9th Cir., 2014) Domination Translator Series Part 10,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs t...
Tee Hit Ton Indians v. United States (1955) - Domination Translator Series - Part 9
Tee Hit Ton v. U.S. (1955) denied Native peoples compensation for lands taken by the U.S. government under the Doctrine of Discovery.
Tee Hit Ton Indians v. United States (1955) - Domination Translator Series - Part 9 Permalink
“Tee Hit Ton Indians v. United States (1955) Domination Translator Series Part 9,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the fe...
President “Teddy” Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine Corollary - Domination Translator Series - Part 8
Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 Monroe Doctrine Corollary asserted U.S. imperial dominion over the Western Hemisphere and its indigenous peoples.
President ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine Corollary - Domination Translator Series - Part 8 Permalink
“President ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine Corollary Domination Translator Series Part 8,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belon...
Martin v. Waddell (1842) - Domination Translator Series - Part 7
Martin v. Waddell (1842) applied the Doctrine of Discovery to oyster beds, asserting European discovery gave absolute property rights.
Martin v. Waddell (1842) - Domination Translator Series - Part 7 Permalink
“Martin v. Waddell (1842) Domination Translator Series Part 7,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the featured collection a...
The Monroe Doctrine (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 6
The Monroe Doctrine (1823) extended U.S. claims of ‘ultimate dominion’ over the Western Hemisphere, following the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Monroe Doctrine (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 6 Permalink
“The Monroe Doctrine (1823) Domination Translator Series Part 6,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the featured collection...
The Marshall Trilogy: Worcester v. Georgia (1832) - Domination Translator Series - Part 5
The 1832 Worcester v. Georgia ruling protected Native nations from state laws, yet affirmed federal domination under the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Marshall Trilogy: Worcester v. Georgia (1832) - Domination Translator Series - Part 5 Permalink
“The Marshall Trilogy: Worcester v. Georgia (1832) Domination Translator Series Part 5,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to ...
The Marshall Trilogy: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) - Domination Translator Series - Part 4
In 1831, the Cherokee Nation sought Supreme Court protection from Georgia’s laws designed to annihilate their political existence.
The Marshall Trilogy: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) - Domination Translator Series - Part 4 Permalink
“The Marshall Trilogy: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) Domination Translator Series Part 4,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belon...
The Marshall Trilogy: Johnson v. McIntosh, 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 3
The 1823 landmark Johnson v. McIntosh case established the Doctrine of Discovery as U.S. law, denying Native nations’ property rights.
The Marshall Trilogy: Johnson v. McIntosh, 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 3 Permalink
“The Marshall Trilogy: Johnson v. McIntosh, 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823) Domination Translator,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry be...
Fletcher v. Peck (1810) - Domination Translator Series - Part 2
The Fletcher v. Peck case examined whether the U.S. courts would recognize Indian title to land, and how colonial charters justified domination.
Fletcher v. Peck (1810) - Domination Translator Series - Part 2 Permalink
“Fletcher v. Peck (1810) Domination Translator Series Part 2,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the featured collection an...
The Domination Translator Series: An Extended Essay on Various U.S. Supreme Court Rulings and Other Topics - Part 1
How did the U.S. justify ‘ultimate dominion’ over Native nations and lands? This series examines the Doctrine of Discovery in Supreme Court rulings.
The Domination Translator Series - Complete Index Permalink
“The Domination Translator Series Complete Index,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects r...
The Domination Translator Series: An Extended Essay on Various U.S. Supreme Court Rulings and Other Topics - Part 1 Permalink
“The Domination Translator Series: An Extended Essay on Various U.S. Supreme Court Rulings and,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry bel...
Examining the Doctrine of Discovery in Religion and Indigenous Studies Permalink
Abstract Since the publication of Pagans in the Promised Land by Steven T. Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape), scholarship on the Doctrine of Discovery has expanded si...
Domination Chronicles: Pulp Legal Fiction - Tee-Hit-Ton v. United States Permalink
In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico revisit Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States, the 1955 Supreme Court decision that denied compensation for timber taken...
Domination Chronicles: McGirt v. Oklahoma - Revealing and Concealing Domination Permalink
The Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma was widely celebrated as a win for the Creek Nation. In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico ask a more diff...
Domination Chronicles: Words and Meanings Permalink
Words are not neutral containers. In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico examine how terms such as state, empire, sovereignty, civilization, landlord, trust, ...
Domination Chronicles: A Quantum View of Free Existence as Entangled Indeterminacy Permalink
This episode brings quantum theory into conversation with Indigenous free existence. Newcomb and d’Errico ask whether concepts such as entanglement, uncertai...
Domination Chronicles: Supreme Court Justices Attack Plenary Power over Native Peoples Permalink
Plenary power is one of the central fictions of federal Indian law: the claim that Congress possesses broad, nearly total authority over Native nations. In t...
Domination Chronicles: The Future of Indians Permalink
This episode begins with a striking juxtaposition: a 1975 article by Vine Deloria Jr. and a contemporary law review article that raises questions about emine...
Flying T Ranch v. Stillaguamish Tribe Permalink
Flying T Ranch v. Stillaguamish Tribe enters the Domination Chronicles conversation through a Washington Supreme Court concurrence that criticizes racist lan...
Domination Chronicles: Seeing Through To The Emperor’s Extravagant Pretension Permalink
In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico examine a Washington Supreme Court concurrence in Flying T Ranch v. Stillaguamish Tribe. The opinion criticizes racist ...
Domination Chronicles: Symbols, Enigmas, Curiosity Permalink
Symbols are not passive decorations. In this episode, Steven Newcomb and Peter d’Errico examine how statues, seals, emblems, monuments, and public images hel...
Halverson v. Burgum Permalink
Halverson v. Burgum appears in Domination Chronicles as a contemporary example of how older legal claims continue to operate in present-day court decisions. ...
Domination Chronicles: Say Something, See Something Permalink
This episode turns to Halverson v. Burgum, a 2025 Ninth Circuit decision dismissing Jack Halverson’s case against the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The court’s r...
Domination Chronicles: Our Opening Conversation Permalink
In the first full episode of Domination Chronicles, Steven Newcomb and Peter d’Errico open a conversation shaped by decades of study, friendship, and shared ...
Domination Chronicles: Trailer Permalink
The trailer for Domination Chronicles introduces a conversation that begins where many public discussions stop: with the claim of domination itself. Steven T...
Book Review of The Urgency of Indigenous Values Permalink
What is a way forward in the midst of the environmental and ecological crisis? How does religious studies engage with Indigenous Peoples? Philip P. Arnold...
Cutting Through the US Claim of a Right of Domination over Indigenous People: An Analysis of Haaland v. Brackeen Permalink
Religious Moral Suasion and Material Support for the Environmental Justice Movement Permalink
“Religious Moral Suasion and Material Support for the Environmental Justice Movement,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry belongs to the ijr ...
International Journal on Responsibility Permalink
“International Journal on Responsibility,” an Outcome archive entry by the Outcome contributors. The entry belongs to the ijr collection and connects readers...
Healing the Sacred: The Fight to Restore Onondaga Lake and Honor Indigenous Land Permalink
Abstract The Onondaga Nation is petitioning the Organization of American States (OAS) for land rights to Onondaga Lake, a notoriously polluted body of water ...
A Conversation on the Urgency of Indigenous Values Permalink
In short, neither this book nor the Skä·noñh—Great Law of Peace Center would have been possible without the groundbreaking work of Charles Long and the Hist...
Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery: A Wakaga Sovereignty Series Permalink
Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery: A Wakaga Sovereignty Series is a multi-article initiative by the Wakaga Economic Development Group examining ho...
CrossCurrents Vol. 74. No. 4. Special Issue: 200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of Racism Permalink
In 2022 Syracuse University received a Henry Luce Foundation grant to support the work of Philip P. Arnold and the Indigenous Values Initiative’s Doctrine...
S06E01: Defending Mother Earth from The Doctrine of Christian Discovery #NoKings Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Special Episode This episode is a live recording of The Doctrine of Christian Discovery, T...
200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh (JVM): Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of Racism Permalink
“200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh (JVM): Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree,...
Before Religion Permalink
“Before Religion,” an Outcome archive entry by Sawatis Frushell. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connects readers to scholarship, publi...
Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Bishop Dede Duncan-Probe. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connect...
Cultivating a G.R.A.C.E. Mindset: Adaptive Leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Permalink
“Cultivating a G.R.A.C.E. Mindset: Adaptive Leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America,” an Outcome archive entry by Rev Lee M. Miller II. The ...
Joint Statement Of The Dicasteries For Culture And Education And For Promoting Integral Human Development On The “Doctrine Of Discovery” Permalink
“Joint Statement Of The Dicasteries For Culture And Education And For Promoting Integral Human,” an Outcome archive entry by Holy See Press Office. The entry...
Gomeroi Native Title - Living in the Shadow of Terra Nullius Part 02
Part 2 Gomeroi Native Title - Living in the Shadow of Terra Nullius Santos NSW Pty Ltd and Another v Gomeroi People and Another [2025] NNTTA 12 Photo supp...
The Roots of Christian Nationalism Go Back Further Than You Think Permalink
“The Roots of Christian Nationalism Go Back Further Than You Think,” an Outcome archive entry by Robert P. Jones. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents coll...
Gomeroi Native Title - Living in the Shadow of Terra Nullius Part 01
Part 1 Gomeroi Native Title - Living in the Shadow of Terra Nullius Santos NSW Pty Ltd and Another v Gomeroi People and Another [2025] NNTTA 12 Abstract Ex...
DEAR AUTOCRAT(S) Permalink
“DEAR AUTOCRAT(S),” an Outcome archive entry by Sawatis Frushell. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connects readers to scholarship, publ...
Travelling Along the River of Life Permalink
“Travelling Along the River of Life,” an Outcome archive entry by Oren Lyons. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connects readers to schol...
Toward a Kinder Future Permalink
“Toward a Kinder Future,” an Outcome archive entry by Whatweni:neh Freida J. Jacques. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connects readers ...
Comments on the Bishop’s Panel: Transcription of Conference Presentation Permalink
“Comments on the Bishop’s Panel: Transcription of Conference Presentation,” an Outcome archive entry by Jake Haiwhagai’i Edwards. The entry belongs to the cr...
The Challenges of Revoking the Papal Bulls: A View-from-the-Shore Analysis of Recent Statements by Christian Churches Permalink
“The Challenges of Revoking the Papal Bulls: A View from the Shore Analysis of,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the cros...
The Construction of Indigenous Americans and Spanish Conquistadors in Theodore de Bry’s Engravings Permalink
“The Construction of Indigenous Americans and Spanish Conquistadors in Theodore de Bry’s Engravings,” an Outcome archive entry by Isabel V. Maine-Torres. The...
An Unholy Wedding: Christianity, Civilizational Supremacy, and the In/visibility of “Race” in Post-colonial Philippines Permalink
“An Unholy Wedding: Christianity, Civilizational Supremacy, and the In/visibility of “Race” in Post colonial,” an Outcome archive entry by S. Lily Mendoza. T...
Christian Nationalism in the Lithuanian Context Permalink
“Christian Nationalism in the Lithuanian Context,” an Outcome archive entry by Eglutė Trinkauskaitė. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and co...
Routing Out Supremacy’s Religious Roots: From Skin Color Back Through Bible Code to City-State Coercion Permalink
“Routing Out Supremacy’s Religious Roots: From Skin Color Back Through Bible Code to City,” an Outcome archive entry by James W. Perkinson. The entry belongs...
The Religious Origins of White Supremacy and The Doctrine of Christian Discovery Permalink
“The Religious Origins of White Supremacy and The Doctrine of Christian Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam DJ Bre...
Documenting Domination in International Relations Through the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Documenting Domination in International Relations Through the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Adam DJ Brett, Betty Hill (Lyons). The ent...
Book Notes: New Books in the Study of Domination Permalink
“Book Notes: New Books in the Study of Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Adam DJ Brett, Betty Hill (Lyons). The entry belongs to the crosscurrents col...
Things We Already Knew Before the Prophecy of I Am Permalink
“Things We Already Knew Before the Prophecy of I Am,” an Outcome archive entry by Sawatis Frushell. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and con...
Contributors Permalink
“Contributors,” an Outcome archive entry by The Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL). The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collect...
Table of Contents Permalink
“Table of Contents,” an Outcome archive entry by The Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL). The entry belongs to the crosscurrents co...
Joint Statement to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
From the Long March to Rome Gathering Florence, Italy April 30-May 3, 2016 Greetings to Pope Francis and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Le...
S05E08: Teaching Uncomfortable History: The Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“S05E08: Teaching Uncomfortable History: The Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam DJ Brett. The entry b...
Haaland v. Brackeen and the Logic of Discovery Permalink
Abstract On June 15, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in Haaland v. Brackeen, withholding the constitutionality of the 1978 Indian Child ...
S05E07: Indigenous Wisdom for Planetary Healing with Yuria Celidwen Permalink
“S05E07: Indigenous Wisdom for Planetary Healing with Yuria Celidwen,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam DJ Brett. The entry...
Learning From Reflection and Looking to the Future Permalink
Abstract The following article discusses the UN Special Interim Report and its significance to the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The article reviews how the...
Remarks on the Freedom of Religion or Belief Report Permalink
Abstract Remarks delivered at the forum “Freedom of Religion or Belief for Indigenous Peoples: The 2022 UN Report,” at the Center for Earth Ethics at Union ...
Intellectual Acknowledgement in Favour of Religious Freedom and Justice: Comparative History of Religions and Ideas as Methodology for Education Permalink
Abstract This succinct essay addresses the issue of freedom of religion for Indigenous cultures. Freedom of belief cannot subsist without justice, i.e. equa...
On the Limits of the Concept of Religious Freedom in Indigenous Communities Permalink
Abstract In this essay, we will argue that firstly, the international and national legal framings of religion or belief are limited in scope, and one must a...
The Bankruptcy of the Category of Religion: A Decolonizing Approach Permalink
Abstract This article takes as its point of departure the 2022 Interim Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, ent...
Comments Delivered to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Permalink
Comments delivered as part of the “Virtual Consultation on Legal Framework: Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief,” held June 22,...
Indigenous Values Initiative Together with the American Indian Law Alliance Submits this Report: The Territorial Integrity of Mother Earth, Indigenous Peoples, and the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief Permalink
The present report is the input provided by the Indigenous Values Initiative (IVI) and American Indian Law Alliance (AILA) in response to the new report draf...
Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Permalink
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, initiates a critical conversation within the United Nations sy...
Preface and Introduction: From Indigenous Religions to Indigenous Values Vol. 5 No. 2 Permalink
Abstract The Office of the External Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom or Belief contacted Philip P. Arnold, the Indigenous Values Initiative (IVI), an...
Editorial Address & Advisory Board Permalink
Abstract The second issue of volume five of the Journal of the Council for Research on Religion (JCREOR) is a special issue, From Indigenous ‘Religions’ to...
Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future:The Quest for Justice Permalink
Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future:The Quest for Justice Details Monday, March 10, 6:30 pm Syracuse Stage, 820 E Genesee St, Syracuse Come c...
S05E06: Rethinking Our Values: Indigenous Values for a Sustainable Future Permalink
“S05E06: Rethinking Our Values: Indigenous Values for a Sustainable Future,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam DJ Brett. The...
The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code; with Live Q & A Permalink
Join us for a deep dive into The Doctrine of Discovery film and uncover the hidden truths behind the Domination Code in our live Q&A session Register No...
S05E05: Reimagining Legal Frameworks: Protecting Native American Sacred Sites and Sovereignty with Michael McNally Permalink
Indigenous values challenge our frameworks of law and spirituality. Are we ready to listen? Dive into our latest episode and let’s discuss the future of sacr...
The Haudenosaunee and the Erie Canal Permalink
In his address during the Erie Canal Centennial Celebration in 1926, Dr. John H. Finley remarked that the Canal’s economic benefits, though immense, were ...
Return land on Onondaga Lake to the Onondaga Nation (Your Letters) Permalink
What a delight to read Steve Featherstone’s feature article about the long-overdue return of 1,000 acres in the Tully Valley to the Onondaga Nation. Hearing ...
What is the Doctrine of Discovery? Permalink
“What is the Doctrine of Discovery?,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects...
Eve Reyes-Aguirre: Environment & Creation Permalink
“Eve Reyes Aguirre: Environment & Creation,” an Outcome archive entry by Eve Reyes Aguirre. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and connects read...
Ten Religious Themes of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (DoCD) that Contrast with Indigenous Values Permalink
“Ten Religious Themes of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (DoCD) that Contrast with Indigenous,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigt...
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York Permalink
“City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York,” an Outcome archive entry by Dana Lloyd. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects rea...
Sublimis Deus (Sublimis Dei) Permalink
“Sublimis Deus (Sublimis Dei),” an Outcome archive entry by Tina Ngata. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects readers to scholarship, pub...
Sublimis Deus, Pastorale Officium and Non Indecens Videtur – A Historical Dive Into the Vatican’s Failure to Rescind the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Sublimis Deus, Pastorale Officium and Non Indecens Videtur – A Historical Dive Into the,” an Outcome archive entry by Tina Ngata. The entry belongs to the f...
The U.S. Government’s Claim of a Right of Domination Permalink
“The U.S. Government’s Claim of a Right of Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the featured collection and conne...
Documenting Domination: From the Doctrine of Christian Discovery to Dominion Theology Permalink
The Doctrine of Christian Discovery is a series of fifteenth-century papal bulls that served as the theological and legal justification for the colonization ...
What Doctrine of Discovery Statements of Religious Repudiation Reveal Permalink
“What Doctrine of Discovery Statements of Religious Repudiation Reveal,” an Outcome archive entry by Arden Mahlberg. The entry belongs to the featured collec...
How we met the Doctrine of Discovery. A Maya commentary - Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“How we met the Doctrine of Discovery. A Maya commentary Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Manuel May Castillo. The entry belongs to the fe...
Onondaga Nation to restore sacred creek after colonial theft Permalink
Onondaga Creek, muddied by more than 100 years of pollution, may soon flow with a renewed glimmer under the care of its original protectors, the Onondaga Nat...
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation, 544 U.S. 197 (2005): THE DOCTRINE OF CHRISTIAN DISCOVERY AND DOMINATION AND THE DENIAL OF TREATY RIGHTS Permalink
“City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation, 544 U.S. 197 (2005): THE DOCTRINE OF,” an Outcome archive entry by Joseph J. Heath. The entry belongs to the featu...
Reappraising the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Reappraising the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by David E. Wilkins, Ph.D. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects reade...
Post: Steve Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) and Peter d’Errico continue a decades-long conversation about Indigenous Peoples Permalink
Steve Newcomb Talks With Peter d’Errico.
Video: Steve Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) and Peter d’Errico continue a decades-long conversation about Indigenous Peoples Permalink
Steve Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) and Peter d'Errico continue a decades-long conversation about Indigenous Peoples. Their discussion includes the following to...
Race, Religion, and Nationalism in the 21st Century Permalink
This Special Issue invites submissions that interrogate the intersection between race, religion, and nationalism in the 21st century. Submissions might explo...
Indigenous Consent: A Right Rooted in the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Indigenous Consent: A Right Rooted in the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Urszula Piasta Mansfield. The entry belongs to the featured co...
Evangelical Zionism: From the River to the Sea Palestine by Tad Delay Permalink
Sitting amid this background before a congressional hearing, Reagan’s secretary of the interior James G. Watt was asked if he would protect wildernesses for...
Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, 485 U.S. 439 Permalink
“Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, 485 U.S. 439,” an Outcome archive entry by Dana Lloyd. The entry belongs to the featured collectio...
Animal Nations and the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Animal Nations and the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Tracy Basile. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects readers t...
Effectuating Renunciation: An International Effort to Provide a Pathway to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Effectuating Renunciation: An International Effort to Provide a Pathway to Repudiate the Doctrine of,” an Outcome archive entry by Christopher Sudol. The en...
The Doctrine of Discovery and Christian Zionism Permalink
“The Doctrine of Discovery and Christian Zionism,” an Outcome archive entry by Jonathan Brenneman. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects ...
Manifest Destiny Permalink
“Manifest Destiny,” an Outcome archive entry by Robert Michael Ruehl. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects readers to scholarship, publi...
Christian Control Of Women And Mother Earth: The Doctrine Of Discovery And The Doctrine Of Male Domination Permalink
“Christian Control Of Women And Mother Earth: The Doctrine Of Discovery And The Doctrine,” an Outcome archive entry by Sally Roesch Wagner. The entry belongs...
Superseding the Doctrine of Discovery: World Water One Permalink
“Superseding the Doctrine of Discovery: World Water One,” an Outcome archive entry by Tupac Enrique Acosta. The entry belongs to the featured collection and ...
Settler Colonialism in Higher Education: Syracuse University and the Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery (… and Onondaga Limestone) Permalink
“Settler Colonialism in Higher Education: Syracuse University and the Legacy of the Doctrine of,” an Outcome archive entry by Hugh Burnam. The entry belongs ...
Uncovering the Invisible: The Doctrine of Discovery, its Impact on the Brazilian Indigenous Peoples, on the environment and how it continues to shape the Brazilian landscape today: English Permalink
“Uncovering the Invisible: The Doctrine of Discovery, its Impact on the Brazilian Indigenous Peoples,,” an Outcome archive entry by Telma Alencar. The entry ...
The Regalian Doctrine: The Philippine Case Permalink
“The Regalian Doctrine: The Philippine Case,” an Outcome archive entry by S. Lily Mendoza. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects readers ...
Indigenous Sovereignty and Colonial Frameworks: A Comparative Analysis of Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Australia
Indigenous Sovereignty and Colonial Frameworks: A Comparative Analysis of Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Australia Indigenous resistance to colonial framewo...
The Myth of Divine Right and the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“The Myth of Divine Right and the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Kenneth Chestek. The entry belongs to the featured collection and conne...
Part 1: The Origins of the Combahee River Collective Statement Permalink
“Part 1: The Origins of the Combahee River Collective Statement,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry belongs to the featured collection and c...
The Doctrine of Discovery by Moana Jackson Permalink
_As our people march upon government to call for the honouring of our treaty, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the words of Moana Jackson are more poignant, and powerf...
Part 2: The beginning of an Analysis of Settler Colonialism Emerges at AMC 2022 Permalink
“Part 2: The beginning of an Analysis of Settler Colonialism Emerges at AMC 2022,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry belongs to the featured...
Part 3: Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Foreground an Analysis of Settler Colonialism Permalink
“Part 3: Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Foreground an Analysis of Settler Colonialism,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry belongs to the...
S05E04: Unveiling the Doctrine of Discovery: Historical Injustice and Pathways to Healing with Steven J. Schwartzberg Permalink
Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on faith, nationalism, and Indigenous sovereignty. Special guest Steve Schwartzberg shares insights on historica...
S05E03: Reclaiming Faith: Dismantling white Christian Supremacy and Healing Through Indigenous Spirituality with Soulforce Permalink
Dive into Reclaiming Faith: Dismantling White Christian Supremacy and Healing Through Indigenous Spirituality with Soulforce!
Part 4: Making Common Cause: Imagining Shared Futures Permalink
“Part 4: Making Common Cause: Imagining Shared Futures,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects r...
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): From Indigenous Religions to Indigenous Values Permalink
“Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): From Indigenous Religions to Indigenous Values,” an Outcome archive entry by the Outcome contributors. The entry belongs to the jcreor ...
Domination Chronicles Permalink
Greetings Friends and Relatives, I’m excited to announce the roll out of paid subscriptions, which I declined to do for our first year. However, many o...
NEYM Quaker Indian Boarding Schools Research Group Permalink
The New England Yearly Meeting of Friends (NEYM), Quaker embarked on a several year work to meet Secretary Haaland’s request for religious bodies to look a...
Spotlights, 5.2, Philip Arnold and the Urgency of Indigenous Values Permalink
I’m grateful to my friend and colleague John Grim and the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology for the podcast on Spotlights about my book The Urgency of Ind...
Indigenous People’s Day Festival Permalink
Onondaga Nation – On Sunday, October 13, 2024, join Onondaga community members, Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes management, We of Italian and Syracuse Heritage in CNY, and N...
The International Law of Colonialism: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Discovery Applied Worldwide Permalink
Miller, Robert J. “The International Law of Colonialism: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Discovery Applied Worldwide.” Tribal Law Journal 23, 1 (2024...
Indigenous Values Initiative Together with the American Indian Law Alliance Submits this Report Permalink
“Indigenous Values Initiative Together with the American Indian Law Alliance Submits this Report,” an Outcome archive entry by Indigenous Values Initiative, ...
The Bankruptcy of the Category of Religion Permalink
“The Bankruptcy of the Category of Religion,” an Outcome archive entry by Dana Lloyd, Cecilia Titizano. The entry belongs to the jcreor collection and connec...
Intellectual Acknowledgement in Favour of Religious Freedom and Justice Permalink
“Intellectual Acknowledgement in Favour of Religious Freedom and Justice,” an Outcome archive entry by Lars Kirkhusmo Pharo. The entry belongs to the jcreor ...
Learning From Reflection and Looking to the Future: Two Years on from the UN Report on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Indigenous Peoples. Permalink
“Learning From Reflection and Looking to the Future: Two Years on from the UN,” an Outcome archive entry by Ahmed Shaheed, Jennifer Tridgell. The entry belon...
S05E02: Exploring the Legacy of Vine Deloria Jr. on Native American Thought with Philip Deloria Permalink
Unpack the transformative power of indigenous knowledge and its impact on modern politics with Philip Deloria. From colonialism to Native sovereignty, this e...
S05E01: Bridging History and Today: Religion, Law, and Indigenous Influences in American Democracy with Winnifred Fallers Sullivan Permalink
Dive into the history of religious freedom in the U.S. with Winifred Sullivan! Explore the intersection of faith, law, and indigenous influences shaping Amer...
Focus on the Onondaga: A chronology of dispossession Permalink
Beginning in 2014, University Chancellor Kent Syverud initiated several measures honoring the Haudenosaunee. One of the measures is the University’s polic...
REL 500/600: The Religious Origins of White Supremacy: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Syllabus
Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to our podcast, blog, and conference. As part of the Doctrine of Discovery Project we wanted to do a syllabus s...
Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Zotero Library Permalink
Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Zotero Library
The Doctrine of Christian Discovery Podcast Zotero Library Permalink
The Doctrine of Christian Discovery Podcast Zotero Library
200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands
Our Canopy Forum Thematic Series 200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands “Introduction to the 200 Years of Johnson v...
Louisiana’s Ten Commandment Truthiness Permalink
I watch and wonder if we are witnessing the (re)birth of a distinctly American religion. One that shares a kinship and affinity with prior permutations of...
New Resources: Talking to Christians about the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
Remember, if it’s starting to get heated, step out and take a breather, you can always have the kōrero again another day. TLDR: It’s ok to be Christian, i...
Disavowing the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
Anti-Micronesian bias and colonialism are harming efforts to protect and manage waters surrounding U.S. overseas territories in the Pacific Islands. The B...
The religious underpinnings of one of America’s most sacred concepts, private property Permalink
Newsflash: Property law in the U.S. is not rooted in the Constitution. America’s legal foundation for property law (possession), “anti-Indian l...
Native Americans and the British in the 18th century Permalink
While Britain’s American Colonies grew, Native American tribes became increasingly reliant on European powers for trade goods, especially metal objects and f...
The Carleton Papers project Permalink
Having been given an exciting opportunity to project manage the cataloguing of the Carleton Papers (record series PRO 30/55), since September 2016 I have ...
The theft of the commons Permalink
In North America, it’s often assumed that private land ownership not only existed in colonizing cultures but was also universally accepted. Yet English co...
Lies of Discovery Permalink
In 2016 the Vatican, recognizing the need to understand Indigenous religious protocols, invited Indigenous spiritual leaders from around the world to Rome. ...
The Doctrine of Discovery: A 500-year-old colonial idea that still affects Canada’s treatment of Indigenous peoples Permalink
Why is it important? The Doctrine of Discovery is still an important legal concept in Canada today even though it was written hundreds of years ago. Both Fr...
Property Law, Settler-Colonialism, and the Vatican Permalink
Newsflash! Property law in the U.S. is not rooted in the Constitution. America's legal foundation for property law (possession), "anti-Indian law" and the ...
Dismantling ‘kind’ colonialism Permalink
“Kind colonialism” operates on the false idea that colonisation is necessary, beneficial, and inevitable. The reason it became the dominant form of colonisa...
New Book: In The Court of the Conqueror
ANNOUNCEMENT Artists’ Book Release Details In the Court of the Conqueror featuring Patty Ortiz with George Emilio Sanchez Curator & Editor, Cydney P...
‘Unspoken Conspiracy’ - Living within the Resonance of the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
this thesis analyze the perceptions of the Doctrine of Discovery, a religious principle incorporated into law during the Age of Discovery among people wit...
Annoucing a New Translation of Inter Caetera Permalink
Translation differences between this new translation and Davenport’s occur more often in tone than in content. Of the latter, the most important is probab...
State of Washington v. Wallahee overturned Permalink
“Our nation’s history is rife with such injustices. It is no victory to sanitize the past, but there is a difference between erasing history and redressin...
S04E06: Unveiling Histories: Colonialism, Faith, and Identity in the Americas with João Chaves Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. In this podcast episode, ...
Podcast🎙️ Stealing Land in the Name of God Permalink
What’s a 15th-century statement from a pope have to do with U.S. land policy today? In this conversation, Amanda Henderson and Steven Newcomb dive deeper in...
Sandy Bigtree & Philip Arnold - The Religious Origins of White Supremacy Permalink
Sandy Bigtree & Philip Arnold - The Religious Origins of White Supremacy Today’s discussion is one of profound importance, and I am honored to spea...
Indigenous Sacredness, Christendom and the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
The conversation I am much more interested in, and that I feel is important to have – is an open, and frank conversation about the role Christianity has p...
S04E05: Rekindling Culture and Healing History: A Dialogue on Decolonization and Indigenous Land Connection Permalink
“S04E05: Rekindling Culture and Healing History: A Dialogue on Decolonization and Indigenous Land Connection,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, ...
Political theology, discovery and the roots of the ‘great replacement’ Permalink
Bossen, C. (2024). Political theology, discovery and the roots of the ‘great replacement’. Race & Class, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/03063968241238601.
S04E04: Reckoning with the Legacy of Colonization: A Dialogue on Native American Erasure and Resilience with Tink Tinker Permalink
Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and ...
S04E03: Reclaiming Sacred Ground: Indigenous Sovereignty, Environmental Wisdom, and the Path to Restorative Justice with Patrick Gonzalez-Rogers Permalink
Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. In this episode of the Mapping The Doctrine Of Discovery Podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and ...
S04E02: Exploring the American Religious Tapestry: From Civil Religion to Secularism and the Impact of the January 6th Insurrection Permalink
Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. In this podcast episode, hosts Phil Arnold and Sandy Bigtree interview Joel Harrison, an...
S04E01: Unearthing the Foundations: Examining Native American Legal Battles and the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. This podcast episode is a recording of Law Panel III Federal Anti-Indian Law from the con...
Renounced by the Vatican, Yet the Repressive Force of 15th Century Persists Permalink
By William D. Sunderlin, Ph.D., and Robert J. Miller, J.D. ALBANY, New York | PHOENIX, Arizona | 16 April 2024 (IDN) &emdash; It seems ridiculous that a...
Trump’s Dangerous Rhetoric of Dehumanization Permalink
Civilization and personhood are the intellectual bulwarks for the justification of colonization. The colonizer assumes they are made in the image of their...
Mapping the Dispossession of the Haudenosaunee: a chronology Permalink
Beginning in 2014, University Chancellor Kent Syverud initiated several measures honoring the Haudenosaunee. One of the measures is the University’s polic...
Inclusion is not the same as Self-Determination — and may undermine it Permalink
But questions nagged at me: When colonized people participate in the politics of their colonizer, does that signify the end of colonialism or its successful...
From Land Theft To Land Back The OAS And The Onondaga Nation Land Rights Action Permalink
From Land Theft To Land Back The OAS And The Onondaga Nation Land Rights Action This panel, including Tadodaho Sidney Hill, will review the history of inten...
Indigenous Craft Fair Permalink
We invite everyone to visit the Indigenous Peoples Craft Fair on 17 April 2024 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on the Eighth Floor of the Church Center of the United...
Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus 2024 Permalink
Dear Sisters, We invite you to join us on the 12 April 2024 from 9:00 AM—-3:00 PM on the Second Floor of the Church Center of the United Nations (CCUN) at 7...
Global Indigenous People’s Caucus 2024 Permalink
Dear Relatives, We invite you to join us on the 13-14 April 2024 from 9:00 AM––3:00 PM on the Second Floor of the Church Center of the United Nations (CCUN)...
‘Political Principles and Indian Sovereignty’: Lee Hester’s Philosophical Critique of US Anti-Indian Law Permalink
The Supreme Court now avoids naming the doctrine, as if that makes the problem go away. Hester concludes that the labyrinth of “inherent and retained...
The Doctrine of Discovery’s Disastrous Legacy by Antonia Malchik Permalink
Do you ever wonder how land comes to be privately owned? I wonder all the time. It’s the whole reason for this newsletter. I’m interested in other forms o...
Johnson v McIntosh & the Mental World of Domination A Brief Video by Steven Newcomb and William Laronal, Jr. Permalink
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Mitch Randall: Countering Conversion Permalink
“Mitch Randall: Countering Conversion,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and connects r...
João Chaves: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery’s Influence in the Americas Permalink
“João Chaves: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery’s Influence in the Americas,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs ...
Eve Reyes-Aguirre: Environment & Creation Permalink
“Eve Reyes Aguirre: Environment & Creation,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and c...
Steven Newcomb & JoDe Goudy: U.S. Law Permalink
“Steven Newcomb & JoDe Goudy: U.S. Law,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and conne...
Gustavo Melo Cerqueira & Danielle N. Boaz: Religious Racism Permalink
“Gustavo Melo Cerqueira & Danielle N. Boaz: Religious Racism,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcas...
Robert J. Miller: Property & Sovereignty Permalink
“Robert J. Miller: Property & Sovereignty,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and co...
Robert P. Jones: White Supremacy’s Roots Permalink
“Robert P. Jones: White Supremacy’s Roots,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and connec...
Betty Lyons: Understanding the Doctrine Permalink
“Betty Lyons: Understanding the Doctrine,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and connect...
Listsen to the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Podcast Now Permalink
Listen to the podcast on Megaphone, Spotify or Apple.
New Good Faith Media Podcast Highlights ‘Doctrine of Christian Discovery’ Permalink
The “Doctrine of Christian Discovery” podcast—produced in collaboration with Syracuse University and Indigenous Values Initiative—explores how a 15th-century...
Gayogohó:nǫ˺ (Cayuga) Legal Defense Fund Launches: Justice for an Indigenous People Permalink
Ithaca, NY- On Sunday, Feb 4th, over 400 Haudenosaunee and US citizens celebrated Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (Cayuga) culture, the local traditional community, and the...
Settler Colonialism in Higher Education: Syracuse University and the Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery (… and Onondaga Limestone)
Keywords: Settler colonialism, higher education, land grant, the Whipple Report, Onondaga Nation, Syracuse University Introduction In this article, I exami...
Challenging the Vatican Papal Bulls of DominationNOT Permalink
Challenging the Vatican Papal Bulls of Domination from Original Free Nations Advocates on Vimeo.
Insights and Reflections from Syracuse University’s Conference on the Religious Origins of White Supremacy Permalink
As I reflected on the discussions, I realized that without action, valuable Indigenous knowledge becomes an extracted resource often at the benefit of non...
Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Of The Organization Of American States Case No. P-624-14
The Onondaga Nation And The Haudenosaunee Against The United States Of America The Onondaga Nation And The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Supplemental Submission ...
Attendee Reflection: Conference: The Religious Origins of White Supremacy: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Permalink
I wanted to get some thoughts written in a place where I could share them, but this post only scratches the surface of what I heard and experienced. One ...
Unraveling the International Law of Colonialism: Lessons From Australia and the United States Permalink
In the 1823 decision of Johnson v. M’Intosh, Chief Justice John Marshall formulated the international law of colonialism. Known as the Doctrine of Discovery,...
WTL Conversations [S3E15]: Robert P. Jones Conversation with Phil Arnold and Sandy Bigtree on the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast Permalink
SU hosts conference on white supremacy 200 years after Johnson v. McIntosh ruling Permalink
Ilianna Murphy, a junior at Simpson College who attended the conference, said her biggest takeaway is the importance of listening more to Indigenous people a...
S03E06: Exploring the Cultural, Historical, and Culinary Significance of Chilis with Victor Valle. Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe In this podcast episode, Phil Arnold and Sandy Bigtree interview Victor Valle, an author a...
Conference Schedule The Religious Origins of White Supremacy: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery.
Website Note The printed conference schedeule will have panel locations. The printed schedule is canonical. Land Acknowledgement We acknowledge with respect...
The Urgency of Indigenous Values Permalink
Philip P. Arnold, The Urgency of Indigenous Values, (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2023), ISBN: 9780815638087.
Syracuse University to Host Conference that Addresses Legal and Theological Theory of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Permalink
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Submit now Theme: The Religious Origins of White Supremacy: Johnson V. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. Eligibility: There are no hard r...
How Do Christians Stand in Solidarity with Wabanaki Nations?
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Newcastle, Maine 17th Sunday after Pentecost September 24, 2023 Living into Christ’s Great Commandment, Our Bapt...
An Original Nations’ Examination of “Freedom,” “Human” and “Human Rights”
Some Reflections for the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago, Illinois, August 14-18, 2023 by Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Indigenous Law Inst...
Conflicting Perspectives Regarding the Holy Mountain Called ‘San Francisco Peaks,’ and Other Sacred and Significant Places of Original Nations and Traditional Healers Permalink
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Our original nation ancestors understood mountains and other geographical areas as living beings imbued with spiritual energ...
The Goepolitical and International Law Objectives of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Permalink
Robert is discussing the ideas of discovery and control of land through the lens of Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights on the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
The Doctrine of Discovery is a legal and religious concept that has been used for centuries to justify Christian colonial conquest. It advanced the idea t...
Revoke the Papal Bulls Permalink
In response to the Papal Bulls issued 530 years ago today and tomorrow (3 and 4 May 1493): Indigenous Law Institute and Original Nations Advocates “Revok...
Part 4: Making Common Cause: Imagining Shared Futures
Creating spaces like that of the AMC AfroFeministFutures panel will allow Black feminists to reflect on the legacy of Black feminism, and what futures can lo...
Part 3: Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Foreground an Analysis of Settler Colonialism
The Doctrine of Discovery (DoD, sometimes called the Doctrine of Christian Domination) is considered a major root of settler colonialism globally. The DoD is...
“Revoke the Papal Bulls”: Our Response to the Vatican’s March 30 Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
Let us set the context for this discussion. The context begins with the free existence of our Native nations and peoples, extending back to the beginnin...
CRFP: Indigenous Peoples express hope and concern at Vatican’s repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
Philip P Arnold, a professor of religious studies at Syracuse University and the founding director of Skä·noñh — Great Law of Peace Center, was interviewed o...
Part 2: The beginning of an Analysis of Settler Colonialism Emerges at AMC 2022
Indigenous women from around Africa arrived to traditionally Native land bases that were often in turmoil. If the Indigenous nations of the place were able t...
Undoing the Christian nationalism of the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
The repudiation, which came in a statement from a bureaucratic office, not Pope Francis himself, said the doctrine had been “manipulated” by colonizers “to j...
Part 1: The Origins of the Combahee River Collective Statement
50 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, is the mouth of the Combahee River, named for the Indigenous people of the place. It was home to numerous plantatio...
Indigenous Peoples And Religious Modes Of Othering A Comparative History Of Religions Perspective Two Workshops 24 And 30/31 May 2023
Offical Program Download PDF Introduction Two workshops 24 and 30/31 May 2023 A joint initiative by: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious...
The Myth of Divine Right and the Doctrine of Discovery
Conventional wisdom holds that the Doctrine of Discovery originated with a series of papal bulls issued by several 15th-Century popes. But it is unlikely tha...
The Regalian Doctrine: The Philippine Case
Introduction The Philippines has over 14-17 million remaining Indigenous peoples belonging to an estimated 110 ethnolinguistic communities (between 10-20% o...
Continuación de la dominación de la Cristiandad: una respuesta a la declaración de repudio del Vaticano a la Doctrina del Descubrimiento - Español
por Betty Lyons, Sandra Bigtree y Philip Arnold English Español Cuando el Vaticano finalmente se dé cuenta de que está sumido en el lodo genocida de siglo...
Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Missing Cover of the Jigsaw Puzzle Permalink
Given that this interpretive work involves words and ideas, and not physical puzzle pieces, we as Native scholars face an interesting challenge: How do we...
Save the Date: Christian Domination & The Genocide of Turtle Island
Please join us for panel discussion with Philip P. Arnold, Tupac Enrique Acosta, Sandy Bigtree, Joe Heath, Betty Lyons, Tina Ngata. Details Christian Dom...
Johnson v. M’Intosh, Wi Parata v. Bishop of Wellington, and the Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoa-New Zealand Permalink
The presentation of the settlements process as a means for settling the grievances caused by violations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi has more problematic reper...
Christian Control Of Women And Mother Earth: The Doctrine Of Discovery And The Doctrine Of Male Domination
How did the world come to be? How did humans come to be? What is the origin of all living beings? The myth-history of who we are begins with the creation sto...
Continuing Christian Domination: A Response To The Vatican’s Repudiation Of The Doctrine Of Discovery Permalink
When the Vatican finally comes to the realization it is mired in the genocidal mud of centuries of racist exploitation of Indigenous peoples around the world...
Descobrindo o Invisível: A Doutrina do Descobrimento, seu Impacto sobre os Povos Indígenas Brasileiros, sobre o meio ambiente e como ela continua a moldar a paisagem brasileira nos dias de hoje: Portugese
English Portugese Spanish Resumo Apesar de ser um instrumento de colonização e imperialismo mundial, a importância e influência da Doutrina da Descoberta...
Descubrir lo invisible: la doctrina del descubrimiento, su impacto en los pueblos indígenas de Brasil, el medio ambiente y cómo sigue configurando el paisaje brasileño actual: Spanish
English Portugese Spanish Resumen A pesar de ser un instrumento de la colonización global y del imperialismo, la importancia y la influencia de la Doctri...
Uncovering the Invisible: The Doctrine of Discovery, its Impact on the Brazilian Indigenous Peoples, on the environment and how it continues to shape the Brazilian landscape today: English
English Portugese Spanish Abstract Despite being a tool of colonization and imperialism worldwide, the Doctrine of Discovery’s importance and influence h...
The Legacy of the Right to Control Land and Dependency Permalink
Johnson v. M’Intosh established the precedent that the federal government of the United States had the sole right to negotiate with and extinguish indigenous...
Robert J. Miller, The International Law of Colonialism: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Discovery Applied Worldwide Permalink
This international law, called the Doctrine of Discovery today, is made up of ten distinct elements. Common law courts dissect crimes and torts into their un...
The Religious Origins of White Supremacy: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery.
The conference will take place at Syracuse University from 8-10 December 2023.
Superseding the Doctrine of Discovery: World Water One
CEMANAHUAC Superseding the Doctrine of Discovery: World Water One www.www.www Ten years since the First Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Internationa...
Johnson v. M’Intosh, Plenary Power, and Our Colonial Constitution Permalink
Johnson v. M’Intosh was a land dispute, where multiple parties brought competing claims of title. Marshall boiled the case down to one question: can an In...
However, Extravagant The Pretensions Of Johnson V. M’Intosh by Betty Lyons and Adam DJ Brett Permalink
”[Tonya] Gonella Frichner, Robert Williams, Jr., Joseph J. Heath, and Peter P. d’Errico have sounded a clarion call for the rescinding and repudiating of ...
Oak Flats and the Doctrine of Discovery unprecedented challenge and opportunity
Abstract The case against Resolution Copper’s proposed mine in Oak Flat is an unprecedented opportunity for reckoning with the American ideal of religious f...
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is a nineteenth-century term designating an expansionist ideology grounded in the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and republican ideals that...
World Water One Permalink
Ten years since the First Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery International Conference held at Arizona State University West on April 19-20, 2013, the C...
Did Pope Alexander VI Authorize England’s Colonization of North America? Permalink
English imperial adventurism did not begin with Alexander. It began with [King] Henry [VII] skirting or directly contradicting Inter caetera. Henry would not...
Haaland v. Brackeen and the Logic of Discovery Permalink
In this light, I fear that the Brackeen lawsuit is the first in a row of dominoes — if the Court strikes down ICWA, everything else could soon go with it....
The Doctrine of Discovery and Christian Zionism
The Doctrine of Discovery (DoD) has a well-documented and researched connection to the colonization of Turtle Island. Its ideology, however, reaches far beyo...
Order, Economy, and Legality: Johnson v. M’Intosh after Two Hundred Years Permalink
Johnson’s Lessee v. M’Intosh is an 1823 United States Supreme Court decision that serves as a hinge moment in the legal conquest of Native Americans. The ...
The Contemporary Presence of Discovery’s Assertion in Canada Permalink
One of the striking features of chief justice John Marshall’s articulation of the Doctrine of Discovery is the assertion that Indigenous sovereignty and r...
Federal Anti-Indian Law: The Legal Entrapment of Indigenous Peoples by Peter d’Errico Permalink
Chief Justice Marshall constructed federal anti-Indian law in three early nineteenth-century cases. First came Johnson v. McIntosh (1823), a property law ...
Introduction to 200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands Permalink
In 1823, Chief Justice John Marshall based the supposed right of colonizing forces to dominate and take ownership of the land on what he viewed as the nat...
200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands Permalink
A Canopy Forum Thematic Series March – April 2023 Produced through a partnership between Canopy Forum, the Indigenous Values Initiative (IVI), and Syracu...
Effectuating Renunciation: An International Effort to Provide a Pathway to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery
On September 8, 2021 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) voted to renounce the Doctrine of Discovery by adopting Motion 048, now Resolu...
Aucan Huilcaman: Chilean Constitutional Process and its Permanent Denial of the Mapuche Nation Permalink
The Chilean political class that converges in the Chamber of Deputies and Senators, not only continue to act in the “old political doctrine of denial of t...
Animal Nations and the Doctrine of Discovery
Democracy: “Democracy didn’t come across on the Mayflower. Indeed not. Nor with the Niña nor Santa Maria. Certainly not. Democracy was here. It was in ful...
Indigenous Consent: A Right Rooted in the Doctrine of Discovery
Consent is a fundamental Indigenous right that exists in a reciprocal relationship with all other Indigenous rights. However, the role of consent is especial...
Reappraising the Doctrine of Discovery
The European doctrine of discovery principle, recognized as recently as 1986 by a federal district court as a legal fiction, nevertheless remains one of the ...
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation, 544 U.S. 197 (2005): THE DOCTRINE OF CHRISTIAN DISCOVERY AND DOMINATION AND THE DENIAL OF TREATY RIGHTS
This shameful, land mark decision by the Supreme Court was issued just three weeks after the filing of the Onondaga Nation’s Land Rights Action. It was a rem...
How we met the Doctrine of Discovery. A Maya commentary
It was an ordinary evening on October 9, 2018 when, scrolling down my mouse wheel randomly looking at posts on Facebook something suddenly caught my attentio...
What Doctrine of Discovery Statements of Religious Repudiation Reveal
Nations formulate doctrines that define and guide their relations toward other nations. The Monroe Doctrine, and the Truman, Carter, and Bush Doctrines are A...
The U.S. Government’s Claim of a Right of Domination
Joseph Story is regarded as a genius and a giant in the legal profession. His continuing influence on American law was demonstrated for me some years ago whe...
Sublimis Deus, Pastorale Officium and Non Indecens Videtur – A Historical Dive Into the Vatican’s Failure to Rescind the Doctrine of Discovery
In our journey of dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery and its horrible legacy, there is a recurring argument from the Catholic church and its supporters, t...
Tadodaho on language
“They severed our tongues so we couldn’t speak our language then punished us for not being able to speak it.” - Tadodaho
Call for Authors on the Doctrine of Discovery
We are now accepting applications for partnership and collaboration with The Doctrine of Discovery Project.
On the Papal Bull, Sublimis Deus Permalink
The bull Sublimis Deus was not retroactive. It could not be projected back in time. It could not remove the death, destruction, and dehumanization that th...
The Two Row Wampum: a Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
In the Two Row Wampum, an agreement between two peoples, the Dutch were the first Europeans to sit down and negotiate with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, ...
Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Act Now to Support Indigenous Schools
Fund the Onondaga Nation School Act Now to Support Indigenous Schools New York State has consistently underfunded the three schools serving Indigenous st...
Acknowledging the Doctrine of Christian Domination
Since the doctrine of discovery has been institutionalized in U.S. Indian law and policy for generations, including by the U.S. Supreme Court, the question a...
Two Kinds of Beings: The Doctrine of Discovery And Its Implications for Yesterday and Today
‘What is the United States position with respect to its 1863 treaty with the Western Shoshone Indians?’
Oak Flat and Pope Alexander VI’s Papal Decree of Domination in U.S. Law Permalink
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Prior to the invasion of this continent (“North America”) by representatives of the monarchs of Western Christendom, the o...
The Original Cancel Culture Permalink
The idea that Chief Wahoo is somehow honoring Indigenous peoples and his removal is cancel culture is not only absurd but is the reinforcement of the mind...
Native American Religious Freedom after Trump Permalink
We should note that from the perspective of Native Americans, religious freedom has never been a good tool.
What Fifteenth-Century Papal Bulls Can Teach Us About Indigenous Identity Permalink
To really understand the American landscape, you need to know about the Doctrine of Discovery. As a set of principles used to justify European colonizatio...
What Fifteenth-Century Papal Bulls Can Teach Us About Indigenous Identity Permalink
Whether the intent of domination expressed by that language is part of “official Church teachings” is irrelevant in my view. What is relevant is that, thr...
Now Streaming: The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code Permalink
Watch Now Now Streaming Details The iconic film The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code is now streaming on Vimeo. You can rent or purchase...
An Exorcism, Junipero Serra, and the Papal Bulls Permalink
Archbishop Cordileone said his ceremony was intended to drive out evil and defend the image of Serra.
The Doctrine Of Christian Discovery And Domination, Colonizing Indigenous Peoples, And The State Of Maine
The Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination comprises a worldview and promotes the legal and moral authority justifying the invasion and conquest of n...
Indigenous Peoples, International Law, and Colonialism Lecture Permalink
Robert J Miller, Professor of Law in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University gave a lecture entitled “Indigenous Peoples, Internat...
Mennonite reflections on Mother Earth’s Pandemic
Members of the Mennonite Missions Network attended Mother Earth’s Pandemic: The Doctrine of Discovery conference and did some post events writeup
Forming a “More Perfect Union” Through Indigenous Values Permalink
What better time than now to consider the ancient wisdom of our ancestors who, for thousands of years, sustained a more equitable way of living in proper rel...
Misconceptions About McGirt v. Oklahoma Permalink
Federal Indian law displaces the historical ‘starting point’ — the original free existence of Native nations…
The McGirt decision upholds a principle of US domination of Native Nations
Download PDF The McGirt decision upholds a principle of US domination of Native Nations By Steven T. Newcomb and Peter d’Errico Commentary after the McGir...
How the Vatican encouraged the colonization of Indigenous lands – and enabled the Crown to keep them Permalink
Beneath glowering portraits of Balboa, Cortez and other Spanish conquistadors, Mr. Newcomb pored over the familiar Latin phrases, many of which he’d memor...
Pope’s Indigenous tour signals a rethink of mission legacy Permalink
For decades, Indigenous peoples have demanded the Holy See formally rescind the 15th century papal bulls, or decrees, that gave European kingdoms the reli...
Embrace Indigenous Values and Remove Iconic Fascist Memorials
With the majority of the country now joining forces with the Black Lives Matter Movement, we have a chance to pause and revisit a very important time in hist...
Tadodaho on peace and the natural world
“Peace can only be attained when human beings live in proper relationship to the natural world” ~ Tadodaho
Decolonization, Discovery, Sovereignty, and Neocolonialism Permalink
Featured speaker: Tupac Enrique Acosta, Tonatierra This foundational decolonization webinar addresses the Doctrine of Discovery, the intersection between in...
Maine’s Original Sin, by John Dieffenbacher-Krall Permalink
*During his tenure as the Executive Director for the Maine Indian Tribal State Commission, John Dieffenbacher-Krall worked closely with Maine Wabanaki REACH ...
Nuclear Reactors are Not Green: A Red Paper Permalink
A Red Paper by Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force and American Indian Law Alliance. As we work together to attempt to save the Mother E...
DiCaprio and ‘The Revenant:’ Indigenous Wisdom and Human Survival
As we head into the Academy Awards this weekend, we should visit Leonardo DiCaprio’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globe Awards on 10 January, which conclu...
My six nation Haudenosaunee passport is not a ‘fantasy document’
Front cover of Haudenosaunee passport. Photograph: Sid Hill I’m a citizen of the six nation Haudenosaunee, commonly known as the Iroquois confederacy, one ...
Stand for Human Rights for Indigenous Peoples and Renounce the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’
When the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues convenes on May 7th in New York, native peoples around the world will turn their eyes to the mos...
The Evidence of Christian Nationalism in Federal Indian Law: The Doctrine of Discovery, Johnson v. McIntosh, and Plenary Power Permalink
Newcomb, Steven T. “The Evidence of Christian Nationalism in Federal Indian Law: The Doctrine of Discovery, Johnson v. McIntosh, and Plenary Power.” NYU Rev....
Teaching “Native American Religions” in Central New York
When I began teaching at the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1990, the prevailing wisdom in the academy was to avoid teaching “Native American Religion...
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Domination Chronicles: Where Are We Now? Permalink
In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico step back to ask where the work is now. They warn against turning words such as domination and discovery into slogans. ...
S06E12: How the Revolutionary War Reshaped Haudenosaunee Governance Permalink
In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, Tom Porter discusses how colonization and the Revolutionary War reshaped Mohawk and Haudeno...
S06E11: What Changes When Earth Is Your Mother Permalink
In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, the conversation asks what changes when Earth is not treated as an object, resource, or bac...
Domination Chronicles: Tribal Sovereignty 101 Permalink
In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico unpack the phrase “tribal sovereignty” and argue that it often functions as a language trap. If sovereignty means a cla...
S06E10: How Colonial Law Shaped Modern Data Extraction Permalink
In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, Jordan Loewen-Colon traces a genealogy from Roman res nullius and the Doctrine of Discovery...
Domination Chronicles: Untrustworthy Trust - Domination, Fear, and Fearlessness Permalink
The federal Indian law “trust doctrine” is often described as a protective obligation. In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico ask whether the word trust actua...
Vol. 25 No. 1 (Spring 2026): Challenging the Justifications of Domination through Law: Indigenous Resistance and the Undoing of Christian Empire Permalink
“Vol. 25 No. 1 (Spring 2026): Challenging the Justifications of Domination through Law: Indigenous,” an Outcome archive entry by the Outcome contributors. Th...
An Appeal to the American People—Overturning “Federal Indian Law” Permalink
“An Appeal to the American People—Overturning “Federal Indian Law”,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven J. Schwartzberg. The entry belongs to the jcrt collec...
An Intergenerational and Perpetual Imperium of Domination and Subjugation of Indigenous Peoples: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Royal Supremacy Permalink
“An Intergenerational and Perpetual Imperium of Domination and Subjugation of Indigenous Peoples: The Doctrine,” an Outcome archive entry by Phillip Rodgers-...
A Postscript: Sovereignty is Still the Issue Permalink
“A Postscript: Sovereignty is Still the Issue,” an Outcome archive entry by Adam DJ Brett, Betty Hill (Lyons), Nethanial Belmont. The entry belongs to the jc...
My Decades-long Inquiry Into the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination Permalink
“My Decades long Inquiry Into the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the jc...
The International Law of Colonialism: The Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“The International Law of Colonialism: The Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Robert J. Miller. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and...
The Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination: How It Has Been Used by United States Courts to Deny Treaty Rights & Dismiss the Haudenosaunee Land Rights Cases Permalink
“The Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination: How It Has Been Used by United,” an Outcome archive entry by Joseph J. Heath. The entry belongs to the j...
Right & Respectful Relations: A Memoir of the Road to the Historic Yakama Nation Amicus Brief Challenging ‘Christian Discovery’ in Washington State V. Cougar Den Permalink
“Right & Respectful Relations: A Memoir of the Road to the Historic Yakama Nation,” an Outcome archive entry by Jode Goudy. The entry belongs to the jcrt...
Federal Anti-indian Law: Why a Challenge to “Christian Discovery” Creates a Metaphysical Crisis for the US Permalink
“Federal Anti indian Law: Why a Challenge to “Christian Discovery” Creates a Metaphysical Crisis,” an Outcome archive entry by Peter d’Errico. The entry belo...
Conclusion: Dismantling the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Cultivating Right Relations Permalink
“Conclusion: Dismantling the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Cultivating Right Relations,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam...
Domination Chronicles: Loretta Afraid of Bear-Cook on Living in Oglala Lakota Community Permalink
Loretta Afraid of Bear-Cook joins Newcomb and d’Errico for a conversation grounded in Oglala Lakota community, language, food, ceremony, and everyday practic...
Domination Chronicles: Mark Savage on Natural Rights and Unravelling the Questions Permalink
Attorney Mark Savage joins Newcomb and d’Errico for a conversation about natural rights, plenary power, treaties, and the possibility of systemic litigation....
S06E09: The Legacy of Charles H. Long Part 2: How & Why White Supremacy Persists Permalink
In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, Philip P. Arnold, Natalie Avalos, Teresa Smallwood, Emilie Townes, and Corey D. B. Walker t...
Domination Chronicles: Bruce McIvor on Legalized Lawlessness Permalink
Attorney Bruce McIvor joins Newcomb and d’Errico to discuss what he calls “legalized lawlessness” in Canada. The phrase names a system in which courts and go...
Christian Control of Women and Mother Earth: The Doctrine of Discovery and the Doctrine of Male Domination Permalink
“Christian Control of Women and Mother Earth: The Doctrine of Discovery and the Doctrine,” an Outcome archive entry by Sally Roesch Wagner. The entry belongs...
Vol. 24 No. 2 (Winter 2026): Challenging the Justifications of Domination Through Religion Permalink
“Vol. 24 No. 2 (Winter 2026): Challenging the Justifications of Domination Through Religion,” an Outcome archive entry by the Outcome contributors. The entry...
Baltic Religion: The Sacred Things Permalink
“Baltic Religion: The Sacred Things,” an Outcome archive entry by Eglutė Trinkauskaitė, Ellen B. Cutler. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and connect...
Hindu Political Theology: Beyond Hindutva’s Political Monotheism Permalink
“Hindu Political Theology: Beyond Hindutva’s Political Monotheism,” an Outcome archive entry by Pranay Somayajula. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection a...
Schools, Teachers, and Teacher Educators: Education Through the Disruption of White Supremacy Permalink
“Schools, Teachers, and Teacher Educators: Education Through the Disruption of White Supremacy,” an Outcome archive entry by Ritu Radhakrishnan. The entry be...
A Preface to Challenging the Justifications of Domination Through Religion: “We Were Planting Corn, and They Were Planting Crosses” Permalink
“A Preface to Challenging the Justifications of Domination Through Religion: “We Were Planting Corn,,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra B...
Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Increase Shared Language and Conceptual Frameworks Between Black and Indigenous Feminist Organizing Permalink
“Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Increase Shared Language and Conceptual Frameworks Between Black,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry bel...
“Engineering Marvel”: Towards Resisting the Affective Politics of Erie Canal Heritage Permalink
““Engineering Marvel”: Towards Resisting the Affective Politics of Erie Canal Heritage,” an Outcome archive entry by Danielle S. Nagle. The entry belongs to ...
Charting the Doctrine in the Colonial Archive: Papal Bulls and the Translation of the ‘Discovery’ Purpose Permalink
“Charting the Doctrine in the Colonial Archive: Papal Bulls and the Translation of the,” an Outcome archive entry by Sebastian Modrow. The entry belongs to t...
Other Forms of Dwelling: A Dalit – Feminist Perspective Permalink
“Other Forms of Dwelling: A Dalit – Feminist Perspective,” an Outcome archive entry by Shrutika Lakshmi. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and connect...
Dismantling White Supremacy in the Classroom and Beyond Permalink
“Dismantling White Supremacy in the Classroom and Beyond,” an Outcome archive entry by Celinet Duran Jimenez. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and co...
Introduction Permalink
“Introduction,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam DJ Brett. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and connects readers to...
Flesh of Words: Confrontation, Navigation, and Integrity in the English Classroom Permalink
“Flesh of Words: Confrontation, Navigation, and Integrity in the English Classroom,” an Outcome archive entry by Roberta Hurtado. The entry belongs to the jc...
The Chosen People at Grouse Mountain Permalink
“The Chosen People at Grouse Mountain,” an Outcome archive entry by Wendy Felese. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and connects readers to scholarshi...
Expecting Excellence in Education: When Content Conditions Class Consciousness Permalink
“Expecting Excellence in Education: When Content Conditions Class Consciousness,” an Outcome archive entry by Michael E. Chaness. The entry belongs to the jc...
The Medieval Origins of Religious White Supremacy: English Imperialism, Crusade Defeats, and the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“The Medieval Origins of Religious White Supremacy: English Imperialism, Crusade Defeats, and the Doctrine,” an Outcome archive entry by Maeve Callan. The en...
Unselling the Classroom: Confronting History and Ourselves Permalink
“Unselling the Classroom: Confronting History and Ourselves,” an Outcome archive entry by Elaina Berlin. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and connect...
Deconstructing the Erie Canal: Three Lessons for its Next Century Permalink
“Deconstructing the Erie Canal: Three Lessons for its Next Century,” an Outcome archive entry by Renée Barry. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and co...
Silencing the Doctrine of Discovery – The Brazilian Process: Accidental Discoveries, Secret Manuscripts, Imaginary Lines and Myths Permalink
“Silencing the Doctrine of Discovery – The Brazilian Process: Accidental Discoveries, Secret Manuscripts, Imaginary,” an Outcome archive entry by Telma Alenc...
Domination Chronicles: Colonists, Settlers, Invaders, Expansionists, Immigrants Permalink
What do we call the people who came onto Native lands under claims of empire, settlement, expansion, and law? In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico critique ...
S06E08: Remembering The Teacher: Charles H. Long (Part 1) Permalink
In this episode of Doctrine of Discovery, Davíd Carrasco and Raymond Carr remember their teacher, Charles H. Long, through stories, laughter, and archival fr...
Domination Chronicles: Stolen Land and the Danger of Performative Speech Permalink
This episode begins with the public controversy around saying “stolen land” and moves quickly to the deeper issue: what kind of speech actually challenges do...
New Episode: Matthew Boedy on the Seven Mountains Mandate and the Threat to Democracy Permalink
Our latest episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast is now live, and it’s one you won’t want to miss. Hosts Philip P. Arnold and Sandy Bigtr...
S06E06: Sacred Waters: Trauma of the Erie Canal Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction Jake Haiwhagai’i Edwards and Dr. Philip P. Arnold examine the ecological and ...
S06E05: The Sloan Lecture - The Oneidas, the Best Land, and the Erie Canal - By Susan Brewer Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction Susan Brewer (Sloan Lecture) traces the history of the “best land” — a tract ...
S06E04: Washington Said Burn The Corn and New Yorkers Brought Surveyors Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction Travis Bowman and Matthew Zembo join Lisa Moore to expose how military strate...
Domination Chronicles: A Domination Chronicles Lexicon Permalink
This brief episode offers a lexicon for hearing domination in the words that organize political and legal life. Steven Newcomb focuses on terms such as civil...
Domination Chronicles: The Federal Indian Boarding School Report Permalink
The Federal Indian Boarding School Report names a history of forced assimilation, but Newcomb and d’Errico ask what such reports can and cannot do when the l...
S6E03: How Rethinking God, Gender, And Nature Can Heal A Burning World Permalink
In this episode, Kimberly Carfore explores ecofeminist theology and its connections to the Doctrine of Discovery, examining how dominionist interpretations o...
S6E02: A Theologian Confronts the Doctrine of Discovery and Calls for Institutional Repair Permalink
In this episode, Jeannine Hill Fletcher confronts how white Christian institutions cultivated racial hierarchy—through indoctrination, forced conversion, mar...
Domination Chronicles: 2026 - The Year Ahead Permalink
This New Year’s conversation looks ahead by returning to the central themes of the work: domination, free existence, law, language, technology, and the long ...
U.S. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co., Inc. (9th Cir. Court, August 13, 2012) - Domination Translator Series - Part 15 Permalink
“U.S. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co., Inc. (9th Cir. Court, August 13, 2012) Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to t...
McGirt v. Oklahoma (U.S. Supreme Court, July 2020) - Domination Translator Series - Part 14 Permalink
“McGirt v. Oklahoma (U.S. Supreme Court, July 2020) Domination Translator Series Part 14,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs t...
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Onondaga Nation v. N.Y. (Argued Oct. 12, 2012, decided October 19, 2012) - Domination Translator Series - Part 13 Permalink
“The Haudenosaunee Cases: Onondaga Nation v. N.Y. (Argued Oct. 12, 2012, decided October 19,,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belon...
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (Aug. 9th 2010) - Domination Translator Series - Part 12 Permalink
“The Haudenosaunee Cases: Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (Aug. 9th 2010) Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belo...
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki (2nd Cir. June 28, 2005) - Domination Translator Series - Part 11 Permalink
“The Haudenosaunee Cases: Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki (2nd Cir. June 28, 2005) Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belon...
White v. University of California (9th Cir., 2014) - Domination Translator Series - Part 10 Permalink
“White v. University of California (9th Cir., 2014) Domination Translator Series Part 10,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs t...
Tee Hit Ton Indians v. United States (1955) - Domination Translator Series - Part 9 Permalink
“Tee Hit Ton Indians v. United States (1955) Domination Translator Series Part 9,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the fe...
President ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine Corollary - Domination Translator Series - Part 8 Permalink
“President ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine Corollary Domination Translator Series Part 8,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belon...
Martin v. Waddell (1842) - Domination Translator Series - Part 7 Permalink
“Martin v. Waddell (1842) Domination Translator Series Part 7,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the featured collection a...
The Monroe Doctrine (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 6 Permalink
“The Monroe Doctrine (1823) Domination Translator Series Part 6,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the featured collection...
The Marshall Trilogy: Worcester v. Georgia (1832) - Domination Translator Series - Part 5 Permalink
“The Marshall Trilogy: Worcester v. Georgia (1832) Domination Translator Series Part 5,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to ...
The Marshall Trilogy: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) - Domination Translator Series - Part 4 Permalink
“The Marshall Trilogy: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) Domination Translator Series Part 4,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belon...
The Marshall Trilogy: Johnson v. McIntosh, 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 3 Permalink
“The Marshall Trilogy: Johnson v. McIntosh, 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823) Domination Translator,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry be...
Fletcher v. Peck (1810) - Domination Translator Series - Part 2 Permalink
“Fletcher v. Peck (1810) Domination Translator Series Part 2,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the featured collection an...
The Domination Translator Series - Complete Index Permalink
“The Domination Translator Series Complete Index,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects r...
The Domination Translator Series: An Extended Essay on Various U.S. Supreme Court Rulings and Other Topics - Part 1 Permalink
“The Domination Translator Series: An Extended Essay on Various U.S. Supreme Court Rulings and,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry bel...
Examining the Doctrine of Discovery in Religion and Indigenous Studies Permalink
Abstract Since the publication of Pagans in the Promised Land by Steven T. Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape), scholarship on the Doctrine of Discovery has expanded si...
Domination Chronicles: Pulp Legal Fiction - Tee-Hit-Ton v. United States Permalink
In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico revisit Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States, the 1955 Supreme Court decision that denied compensation for timber taken...
Domination Chronicles: McGirt v. Oklahoma - Revealing and Concealing Domination Permalink
The Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma was widely celebrated as a win for the Creek Nation. In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico ask a more diff...
Domination Chronicles: Words and Meanings Permalink
Words are not neutral containers. In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico examine how terms such as state, empire, sovereignty, civilization, landlord, trust, ...
Domination Chronicles: A Quantum View of Free Existence as Entangled Indeterminacy Permalink
This episode brings quantum theory into conversation with Indigenous free existence. Newcomb and d’Errico ask whether concepts such as entanglement, uncertai...
Domination Chronicles: Supreme Court Justices Attack Plenary Power over Native Peoples Permalink
Plenary power is one of the central fictions of federal Indian law: the claim that Congress possesses broad, nearly total authority over Native nations. In t...
Domination Chronicles: The Future of Indians Permalink
This episode begins with a striking juxtaposition: a 1975 article by Vine Deloria Jr. and a contemporary law review article that raises questions about emine...
Flying T Ranch v. Stillaguamish Tribe Permalink
Flying T Ranch v. Stillaguamish Tribe enters the Domination Chronicles conversation through a Washington Supreme Court concurrence that criticizes racist lan...
Domination Chronicles: Seeing Through To The Emperor’s Extravagant Pretension Permalink
In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico examine a Washington Supreme Court concurrence in Flying T Ranch v. Stillaguamish Tribe. The opinion criticizes racist ...
Domination Chronicles: Symbols, Enigmas, Curiosity Permalink
Symbols are not passive decorations. In this episode, Steven Newcomb and Peter d’Errico examine how statues, seals, emblems, monuments, and public images hel...
Halverson v. Burgum Permalink
Halverson v. Burgum appears in Domination Chronicles as a contemporary example of how older legal claims continue to operate in present-day court decisions. ...
Domination Chronicles: Say Something, See Something Permalink
This episode turns to Halverson v. Burgum, a 2025 Ninth Circuit decision dismissing Jack Halverson’s case against the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The court’s r...
Domination Chronicles: Our Opening Conversation Permalink
In the first full episode of Domination Chronicles, Steven Newcomb and Peter d’Errico open a conversation shaped by decades of study, friendship, and shared ...
Domination Chronicles: Trailer Permalink
The trailer for Domination Chronicles introduces a conversation that begins where many public discussions stop: with the claim of domination itself. Steven T...
Book Review of The Urgency of Indigenous Values Permalink
What is a way forward in the midst of the environmental and ecological crisis? How does religious studies engage with Indigenous Peoples? Philip P. Arnold...
Cutting Through the US Claim of a Right of Domination over Indigenous People: An Analysis of Haaland v. Brackeen Permalink
Religious Moral Suasion and Material Support for the Environmental Justice Movement Permalink
“Religious Moral Suasion and Material Support for the Environmental Justice Movement,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry belongs to the ijr ...
International Journal on Responsibility Permalink
“International Journal on Responsibility,” an Outcome archive entry by the Outcome contributors. The entry belongs to the ijr collection and connects readers...
Healing the Sacred: The Fight to Restore Onondaga Lake and Honor Indigenous Land Permalink
Abstract The Onondaga Nation is petitioning the Organization of American States (OAS) for land rights to Onondaga Lake, a notoriously polluted body of water ...
A Conversation on the Urgency of Indigenous Values Permalink
In short, neither this book nor the Skä·noñh—Great Law of Peace Center would have been possible without the groundbreaking work of Charles Long and the Hist...
Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery: A Wakaga Sovereignty Series Permalink
Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery: A Wakaga Sovereignty Series is a multi-article initiative by the Wakaga Economic Development Group examining ho...
200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh (JVM): Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of Racism Permalink
“200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh (JVM): Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree,...
Before Religion Permalink
“Before Religion,” an Outcome archive entry by Sawatis Frushell. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connects readers to scholarship, publi...
Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Bishop Dede Duncan-Probe. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connect...
Cultivating a G.R.A.C.E. Mindset: Adaptive Leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Permalink
“Cultivating a G.R.A.C.E. Mindset: Adaptive Leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America,” an Outcome archive entry by Rev Lee M. Miller II. The ...
Joint Statement Of The Dicasteries For Culture And Education And For Promoting Integral Human Development On The “Doctrine Of Discovery” Permalink
“Joint Statement Of The Dicasteries For Culture And Education And For Promoting Integral Human,” an Outcome archive entry by Holy See Press Office. The entry...
The Roots of Christian Nationalism Go Back Further Than You Think Permalink
“The Roots of Christian Nationalism Go Back Further Than You Think,” an Outcome archive entry by Robert P. Jones. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents coll...
DEAR AUTOCRAT(S) Permalink
“DEAR AUTOCRAT(S),” an Outcome archive entry by Sawatis Frushell. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connects readers to scholarship, publ...
Travelling Along the River of Life Permalink
“Travelling Along the River of Life,” an Outcome archive entry by Oren Lyons. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connects readers to schol...
Toward a Kinder Future Permalink
“Toward a Kinder Future,” an Outcome archive entry by Whatweni:neh Freida J. Jacques. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connects readers ...
Comments on the Bishop’s Panel: Transcription of Conference Presentation Permalink
“Comments on the Bishop’s Panel: Transcription of Conference Presentation,” an Outcome archive entry by Jake Haiwhagai’i Edwards. The entry belongs to the cr...
The Challenges of Revoking the Papal Bulls: A View-from-the-Shore Analysis of Recent Statements by Christian Churches Permalink
“The Challenges of Revoking the Papal Bulls: A View from the Shore Analysis of,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the cros...
The Construction of Indigenous Americans and Spanish Conquistadors in Theodore de Bry’s Engravings Permalink
“The Construction of Indigenous Americans and Spanish Conquistadors in Theodore de Bry’s Engravings,” an Outcome archive entry by Isabel V. Maine-Torres. The...
An Unholy Wedding: Christianity, Civilizational Supremacy, and the In/visibility of “Race” in Post-colonial Philippines Permalink
“An Unholy Wedding: Christianity, Civilizational Supremacy, and the In/visibility of “Race” in Post colonial,” an Outcome archive entry by S. Lily Mendoza. T...
Christian Nationalism in the Lithuanian Context Permalink
“Christian Nationalism in the Lithuanian Context,” an Outcome archive entry by Eglutė Trinkauskaitė. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and co...
Routing Out Supremacy’s Religious Roots: From Skin Color Back Through Bible Code to City-State Coercion Permalink
“Routing Out Supremacy’s Religious Roots: From Skin Color Back Through Bible Code to City,” an Outcome archive entry by James W. Perkinson. The entry belongs...
The Religious Origins of White Supremacy and The Doctrine of Christian Discovery Permalink
“The Religious Origins of White Supremacy and The Doctrine of Christian Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam DJ Bre...
Documenting Domination in International Relations Through the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Documenting Domination in International Relations Through the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Adam DJ Brett, Betty Hill (Lyons). The ent...
Book Notes: New Books in the Study of Domination Permalink
“Book Notes: New Books in the Study of Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Adam DJ Brett, Betty Hill (Lyons). The entry belongs to the crosscurrents col...
Things We Already Knew Before the Prophecy of I Am Permalink
“Things We Already Knew Before the Prophecy of I Am,” an Outcome archive entry by Sawatis Frushell. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and con...
Contributors Permalink
“Contributors,” an Outcome archive entry by The Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL). The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collect...
Table of Contents Permalink
“Table of Contents,” an Outcome archive entry by The Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL). The entry belongs to the crosscurrents co...
Joint Statement to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
From the Long March to Rome Gathering Florence, Italy April 30-May 3, 2016 Greetings to Pope Francis and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Le...
S05E08: Teaching Uncomfortable History: The Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“S05E08: Teaching Uncomfortable History: The Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam DJ Brett. The entry b...
Haaland v. Brackeen and the Logic of Discovery Permalink
Abstract On June 15, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in Haaland v. Brackeen, withholding the constitutionality of the 1978 Indian Child ...
S05E07: Indigenous Wisdom for Planetary Healing with Yuria Celidwen Permalink
“S05E07: Indigenous Wisdom for Planetary Healing with Yuria Celidwen,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam DJ Brett. The entry...
Learning From Reflection and Looking to the Future Permalink
Abstract The following article discusses the UN Special Interim Report and its significance to the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The article reviews how the...
Remarks on the Freedom of Religion or Belief Report Permalink
Abstract Remarks delivered at the forum “Freedom of Religion or Belief for Indigenous Peoples: The 2022 UN Report,” at the Center for Earth Ethics at Union ...
Intellectual Acknowledgement in Favour of Religious Freedom and Justice: Comparative History of Religions and Ideas as Methodology for Education Permalink
Abstract This succinct essay addresses the issue of freedom of religion for Indigenous cultures. Freedom of belief cannot subsist without justice, i.e. equa...
On the Limits of the Concept of Religious Freedom in Indigenous Communities Permalink
Abstract In this essay, we will argue that firstly, the international and national legal framings of religion or belief are limited in scope, and one must a...
The Bankruptcy of the Category of Religion: A Decolonizing Approach Permalink
Abstract This article takes as its point of departure the 2022 Interim Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, ent...
Comments Delivered to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Permalink
Comments delivered as part of the “Virtual Consultation on Legal Framework: Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief,” held June 22,...
Indigenous Values Initiative Together with the American Indian Law Alliance Submits this Report: The Territorial Integrity of Mother Earth, Indigenous Peoples, and the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief Permalink
The present report is the input provided by the Indigenous Values Initiative (IVI) and American Indian Law Alliance (AILA) in response to the new report draf...
Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Permalink
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, initiates a critical conversation within the United Nations sy...
Preface and Introduction: From Indigenous Religions to Indigenous Values Vol. 5 No. 2 Permalink
Abstract The Office of the External Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom or Belief contacted Philip P. Arnold, the Indigenous Values Initiative (IVI), an...
Editorial Address & Advisory Board Permalink
Abstract The second issue of volume five of the Journal of the Council for Research on Religion (JCREOR) is a special issue, From Indigenous ‘Religions’ to...
Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future:The Quest for Justice Permalink
Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future:The Quest for Justice Details Monday, March 10, 6:30 pm Syracuse Stage, 820 E Genesee St, Syracuse Come c...
S05E06: Rethinking Our Values: Indigenous Values for a Sustainable Future Permalink
“S05E06: Rethinking Our Values: Indigenous Values for a Sustainable Future,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam DJ Brett. The...
The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code; with Live Q & A Permalink
Join us for a deep dive into The Doctrine of Discovery film and uncover the hidden truths behind the Domination Code in our live Q&A session Register No...
The Haudenosaunee and the Erie Canal Permalink
In his address during the Erie Canal Centennial Celebration in 1926, Dr. John H. Finley remarked that the Canal’s economic benefits, though immense, were ...
Return land on Onondaga Lake to the Onondaga Nation (Your Letters) Permalink
What a delight to read Steve Featherstone’s feature article about the long-overdue return of 1,000 acres in the Tully Valley to the Onondaga Nation. Hearing ...
What is the Doctrine of Discovery? Permalink
“What is the Doctrine of Discovery?,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects...
Eve Reyes-Aguirre: Environment & Creation Permalink
“Eve Reyes Aguirre: Environment & Creation,” an Outcome archive entry by Eve Reyes Aguirre. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and connects read...
Ten Religious Themes of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (DoCD) that Contrast with Indigenous Values Permalink
“Ten Religious Themes of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (DoCD) that Contrast with Indigenous,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigt...
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York Permalink
“City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York,” an Outcome archive entry by Dana Lloyd. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects rea...
Sublimis Deus (Sublimis Dei) Permalink
“Sublimis Deus (Sublimis Dei),” an Outcome archive entry by Tina Ngata. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects readers to scholarship, pub...
Sublimis Deus, Pastorale Officium and Non Indecens Videtur – A Historical Dive Into the Vatican’s Failure to Rescind the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Sublimis Deus, Pastorale Officium and Non Indecens Videtur – A Historical Dive Into the,” an Outcome archive entry by Tina Ngata. The entry belongs to the f...
The U.S. Government’s Claim of a Right of Domination Permalink
“The U.S. Government’s Claim of a Right of Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the featured collection and conne...
Documenting Domination: From the Doctrine of Christian Discovery to Dominion Theology Permalink
The Doctrine of Christian Discovery is a series of fifteenth-century papal bulls that served as the theological and legal justification for the colonization ...
What Doctrine of Discovery Statements of Religious Repudiation Reveal Permalink
“What Doctrine of Discovery Statements of Religious Repudiation Reveal,” an Outcome archive entry by Arden Mahlberg. The entry belongs to the featured collec...
Digital Testimony of the Haudenosaunee Permalink
The Haudenosaunee are embarking on an historic project about the 500-year history of the Haudenosaunee, their relationship with Europe and America and their ...
How we met the Doctrine of Discovery. A Maya commentary - Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“How we met the Doctrine of Discovery. A Maya commentary Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Manuel May Castillo. The entry belongs to the fe...
Onondaga Nation to restore sacred creek after colonial theft Permalink
Onondaga Creek, muddied by more than 100 years of pollution, may soon flow with a renewed glimmer under the care of its original protectors, the Onondaga Nat...
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation, 544 U.S. 197 (2005): THE DOCTRINE OF CHRISTIAN DISCOVERY AND DOMINATION AND THE DENIAL OF TREATY RIGHTS Permalink
“City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation, 544 U.S. 197 (2005): THE DOCTRINE OF,” an Outcome archive entry by Joseph J. Heath. The entry belongs to the featu...
Reappraising the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Reappraising the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by David E. Wilkins, Ph.D. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects reade...
Post: Steve Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) and Peter d’Errico continue a decades-long conversation about Indigenous Peoples Permalink
Steve Newcomb Talks With Peter d’Errico.
Video: Steve Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) and Peter d’Errico continue a decades-long conversation about Indigenous Peoples Permalink
Steve Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) and Peter d'Errico continue a decades-long conversation about Indigenous Peoples. Their discussion includes the following to...
Race, Religion, and Nationalism in the 21st Century Permalink
This Special Issue invites submissions that interrogate the intersection between race, religion, and nationalism in the 21st century. Submissions might explo...
Indigenous Consent: A Right Rooted in the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Indigenous Consent: A Right Rooted in the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Urszula Piasta Mansfield. The entry belongs to the featured co...
Evangelical Zionism: From the River to the Sea Palestine by Tad Delay Permalink
Sitting amid this background before a congressional hearing, Reagan’s secretary of the interior James G. Watt was asked if he would protect wildernesses for...
Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, 485 U.S. 439 Permalink
“Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, 485 U.S. 439,” an Outcome archive entry by Dana Lloyd. The entry belongs to the featured collectio...
Animal Nations and the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Animal Nations and the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Tracy Basile. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects readers t...
Effectuating Renunciation: An International Effort to Provide a Pathway to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“Effectuating Renunciation: An International Effort to Provide a Pathway to Repudiate the Doctrine of,” an Outcome archive entry by Christopher Sudol. The en...
The Doctrine of Discovery and Christian Zionism Permalink
“The Doctrine of Discovery and Christian Zionism,” an Outcome archive entry by Jonathan Brenneman. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects ...
Manifest Destiny Permalink
“Manifest Destiny,” an Outcome archive entry by Robert Michael Ruehl. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects readers to scholarship, publi...
Christian Control Of Women And Mother Earth: The Doctrine Of Discovery And The Doctrine Of Male Domination Permalink
“Christian Control Of Women And Mother Earth: The Doctrine Of Discovery And The Doctrine,” an Outcome archive entry by Sally Roesch Wagner. The entry belongs...
Superseding the Doctrine of Discovery: World Water One Permalink
“Superseding the Doctrine of Discovery: World Water One,” an Outcome archive entry by Tupac Enrique Acosta. The entry belongs to the featured collection and ...
Settler Colonialism in Higher Education: Syracuse University and the Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery (… and Onondaga Limestone) Permalink
“Settler Colonialism in Higher Education: Syracuse University and the Legacy of the Doctrine of,” an Outcome archive entry by Hugh Burnam. The entry belongs ...
Uncovering the Invisible: The Doctrine of Discovery, its Impact on the Brazilian Indigenous Peoples, on the environment and how it continues to shape the Brazilian landscape today: English Permalink
“Uncovering the Invisible: The Doctrine of Discovery, its Impact on the Brazilian Indigenous Peoples,,” an Outcome archive entry by Telma Alencar. The entry ...
The Regalian Doctrine: The Philippine Case Permalink
“The Regalian Doctrine: The Philippine Case,” an Outcome archive entry by S. Lily Mendoza. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects readers ...
The Myth of Divine Right and the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“The Myth of Divine Right and the Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Kenneth Chestek. The entry belongs to the featured collection and conne...
Part 1: The Origins of the Combahee River Collective Statement Permalink
“Part 1: The Origins of the Combahee River Collective Statement,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry belongs to the featured collection and c...
Part 2: The beginning of an Analysis of Settler Colonialism Emerges at AMC 2022 Permalink
“Part 2: The beginning of an Analysis of Settler Colonialism Emerges at AMC 2022,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry belongs to the featured...
Part 3: Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Foreground an Analysis of Settler Colonialism Permalink
“Part 3: Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Foreground an Analysis of Settler Colonialism,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry belongs to the...
Part 4: Making Common Cause: Imagining Shared Futures Permalink
“Part 4: Making Common Cause: Imagining Shared Futures,” an Outcome archive entry by Sarah Nahar. The entry belongs to the featured collection and connects r...
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): From Indigenous Religions to Indigenous Values Permalink
“Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): From Indigenous Religions to Indigenous Values,” an Outcome archive entry by the Outcome contributors. The entry belongs to the jcreor ...
Indigenous Values Initiative Together with the American Indian Law Alliance Submits this Report Permalink
“Indigenous Values Initiative Together with the American Indian Law Alliance Submits this Report,” an Outcome archive entry by Indigenous Values Initiative, ...
The Bankruptcy of the Category of Religion Permalink
“The Bankruptcy of the Category of Religion,” an Outcome archive entry by Dana Lloyd, Cecilia Titizano. The entry belongs to the jcreor collection and connec...
Intellectual Acknowledgement in Favour of Religious Freedom and Justice Permalink
“Intellectual Acknowledgement in Favour of Religious Freedom and Justice,” an Outcome archive entry by Lars Kirkhusmo Pharo. The entry belongs to the jcreor ...
Learning From Reflection and Looking to the Future: Two Years on from the UN Report on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Indigenous Peoples. Permalink
“Learning From Reflection and Looking to the Future: Two Years on from the UN,” an Outcome archive entry by Ahmed Shaheed, Jennifer Tridgell. The entry belon...
S04E05: Rekindling Culture and Healing History: A Dialogue on Decolonization and Indigenous Land Connection Permalink
“S04E05: Rekindling Culture and Healing History: A Dialogue on Decolonization and Indigenous Land Connection,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, ...
Mitch Randall: Countering Conversion Permalink
“Mitch Randall: Countering Conversion,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and connects r...
João Chaves: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery’s Influence in the Americas Permalink
“João Chaves: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery’s Influence in the Americas,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs ...
Eve Reyes-Aguirre: Environment & Creation Permalink
“Eve Reyes Aguirre: Environment & Creation,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and c...
Steven Newcomb & JoDe Goudy: U.S. Law Permalink
“Steven Newcomb & JoDe Goudy: U.S. Law,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and conne...
Gustavo Melo Cerqueira & Danielle N. Boaz: Religious Racism Permalink
“Gustavo Melo Cerqueira & Danielle N. Boaz: Religious Racism,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcas...
Robert J. Miller: Property & Sovereignty Permalink
“Robert J. Miller: Property & Sovereignty,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and co...
Robert P. Jones: White Supremacy’s Roots Permalink
“Robert P. Jones: White Supremacy’s Roots,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and connec...
Betty Lyons: Understanding the Doctrine Permalink
“Betty Lyons: Understanding the Doctrine,” an Outcome archive entry by Mitch Randall, Tanner Randall. The entry belongs to the podcast collection and connect...
An Original Nations’ Examination of “Freedom,” “Human” and “Human Rights”
Some Reflections for the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago, Illinois, August 14-18, 2023 by Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Indigenous Law Inst...
Revoke the Papal Bulls Permalink
In response to the Papal Bulls issued 530 years ago today and tomorrow (3 and 4 May 1493): Indigenous Law Institute and Original Nations Advocates “Revok...
ILP Webinar: Unraveling the International Law of Colonialism: The 200th Anniversary of Johnson v M’Intosh–March 10 2023 Permalink
Johnson v M’Intosh is an 1823 U.S. Supreme Court case about how the Discovery Doctrine was used to justify denying Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples’ l...
Unraveling the International Law of Colonialism: The 200th Anniversary of Johnson v. M’Intosh Permalink
Join us for a review and analysis of Johnson v. M’Intosh on the 200th anniversary of the decision, presented via webinar on March 10, 2023 7:30 am - 2:30 p...
Brackeen v. Haaland, the Indian Child Welfare Act case now in the Supreme Court: Seen in Perspective Permalink
The fracturing of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in its effort to decide Brakeen in 2021 demonstrates the deep confusion and contradiction (some say schi...
Examining the History and Consequences of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Permalink
We have just been awarded a Henry Luce Grant for a 3 year project examining the religious dimensions of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery.
Truth and Justification: On the Cruelties Against Indigenous People Permalink
And yet, all across Mother Earth, stories reverberate of Indigenous nations and peoples’ resistance and refusal in the face of the settler colonial state. We...
Pagans in the Promised Land: a Primer on Religious Freedom Permalink
Significant aspects of this research were published in the New York University Review of Law & Social Change (Vol. 20, Number 2, 1993), “The Evidence of ...
Maine’s Original Sin, by John Dieffenbacher-Krall Permalink
*During his tenure as the Executive Director for the Maine Indian Tribal State Commission, John Dieffenbacher-Krall worked closely with Maine Wabanaki REACH ...
Podcast
S04E04: Reckoning with the Legacy of Colonization: A Dialogue on Native American Erasure and Resilience with Tink Tinker Permalink
Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and ...
S04E03: Reclaiming Sacred Ground: Indigenous Sovereignty, Environmental Wisdom, and the Path to Restorative Justice with Patrick Gonzalez-Rogers Permalink
Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. In this episode of the Mapping The Doctrine Of Discovery Podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and ...
S04E02: Exploring the American Religious Tapestry: From Civil Religion to Secularism and the Impact of the January 6th Insurrection Permalink
Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. In this podcast episode, hosts Phil Arnold and Sandy Bigtree interview Joel Harrison, an...
S04E01: Unearthing the Foundations: Examining Native American Legal Battles and the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. This podcast episode is a recording of Law Panel III Federal Anti-Indian Law from the con...
Mitch Randall: Countering Conversion Podcast Permalink
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João Chaves: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery’s Influence in the Americas Podcast Permalink
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Eve Reyes-Aguirre: Environment & Creation Podcast
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Steven Newcomb & JoDe Goudy: on the Limits of U.S. Law Podcast Permalink
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Gustavo Melo Cerqueira & Danielle N. Boaz: Religious Racism Podcast Permalink
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Robert J. Miller: Property & Sovereignty Podcast Permalink
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Robert P. Jones: White Supremacy’s Roots Podcast Permalink
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Betty Lyons: Understanding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Podcast Permalink
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The Letter of the Law Permalink
In this season of Sacred & Profane, we explore how religions have shaped the climate crisis — and how they offer ways to imagine a different future. ...
S03E05: Land is Kin: Indigenous Rights and Sovereignty with Dana Lloyd Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction In this podcast episode, hosts Phil Arnold and Sandy Bigtree interview Dr. D...
S03E04: Beekeeping, Mushrooms and Sculptures: A Glimpse into Traditional Lithuanian Life with Eglutė Trinkauskaitė Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and Sa...
S03E03: Indigenous Advocacy and Climate Change: A Conversation with Evie Reyes-Aguirre Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and Sa...
S03E02: White Evangelical Racism and its Influence on American Politics an Interview with Anthea Butler Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and Sa...
S03E01: The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery an interview with Robert P. Jones Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and Sa...
S02E08: Exploring the Doctrine of Discovery, Indigenous Struggles, and the Pursuit of Balance Part 2 with Oren Lyons Permalink
Our guest is Onondaga Nation Turtle Clan Faithkeepr Oren Lyons.
S02E07: Exploring the Doctrine of Discovery, Indigenous Struggles, and the Pursuit of Balance Part 1 Oren Lyons Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. Show Notes This episode i...
S02E06: Reimagining Religion: On Connectivity and Unity with Brian Konkol Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe In our latest podcast episode, we embark on an enlightening journey with Rev. Dr. Brian...
S02E05: Dissecting the Doctrine of Discovery: Indigenous Rights, White Supremacy, and the United Nations with Betty Lyons Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Our conversation focuses on the dismantling of the Doctrine of Discovery and the profou...
S02E04 - The Doctrine of Discovery In The Social Psyche with Tina Ngata Permalink
Ngata highlights two helpful international elements of the Doctrine of Discovery. The first is the international legal principle, and the second is an ...
S02E03 - Johnson v M’intosh and Federal Anti-Indian Law with Peter d’Errico Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Moving into a discussion of Chief Justice John Marshall’s cases, including Johnson v M’...
S02E02 – The International Dimensions of Johnson v. M’Intosh with Robert J. Miller Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe The episode begins with Miller offering a definition of the Doctrine of Discovery as th...
S02E01 - The Backstory of Johnson v. M’Intosh with Lindsay Robertson Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe The episode begins with Prof. Robertson providing the context for Johnson v. M’Intosh,...
S01E05 - The Doctrine of Discovery in the context of Abya Yala with Tupac Enrique Acosta Permalink
Tupac Enrique Acosta, (Izkaloteka Mexica Azteca), TONATIERRA, One of the original conveners of the gathering of Tlahtokan Aztlan in 1984 in the O’otham Je...
S01E04 - Haudenosaunee Influence on the Women’s Rights Movement with Sally Roesch Wagner Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of Episode 4 as a PDF // → Subscribe As Gloria Steinem says, Matilda Joslyn Gage was a woman ahead of her time. Wagner sees Ga...
S01E02 -The Doctrine Of Christian Discovery As An Ideological And Legal Framework with Steven T. Newcomb Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of Episode 2 as a PDF // → Subscribe Steven T. Newcomb emphasizes that what undergirds the Doctrine of Discovery is a Christia...
S01E03 - The Doctrine of Discovery in the Mesoamerican Context with Davíd Carrasco Permalink
After discussing how the Zócalo provides a snapshot of colonization, Arnold shifts the conversation to the History of Religions as a theory and method for un...
S01E01 - The Legal Framework of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery in Practice with Joe Heath Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of Episode 1 as a PDF // → Subscribe We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. Our hosts Prof. Philip P. Arnold and ...
Episode 0 - Introduction to Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast Permalink
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Faith-Communities
The Church of the Brethern has repuidated the Doctrine of Discovery
The Church of the Brethern has repuidated the Doctrine of Discovery
Baptist World Alliance General Council Resolution 2023.1: Dignity and Justice for Indigenous Peoples
Baptist World Alliance’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Quaker Colonialism: Reflections on the Past and Actions for the Future Reflections on the Past
We understand that the majority of early Friends who settled on this continent were from Western Europe and held a Western European worldview of their relati...
Uniting Church in Australia, Repuidates the Doctrine of Discovery
Read the Uniting Church in Australia’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada In Mission For Others
Read the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada in Mission For Others’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Presbyterian Church in Canada
Read the Presbyterian Church in Canada’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers)
Read the Canadian Friends Service Committee statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Mennonite Church (USA)
Read the Mennonite statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Evangelical Church in Canada
Read the Evangelical Church in Canada statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Community of Christ
Read the Community of Christ statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Evangelical Covenant Church Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Read the Evangelical Covenant Churches statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Roman Catholic Organizations Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery
Roman Catholic Organization Statements Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Uniting Church in Sweden Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Read the Uniting Church in Sweden statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Read the ELCA’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Quakers
Read the Quakers statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
United Church of Canada Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
We repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, which asserted that lands belonged to the Christian powers that ‘discovered’ them.
World Council of Churches Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
WCC statement on the Doctrine of Discovery and its enduring impact on Indigenous Peoples.
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
A Unitarian Universalist Resolution To Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, and Implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
United Methodist Church Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Trail of Repentance And Healing.
United Church of Christ Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Calling for the United Church of Christ to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery Which Authorized the Genocide of Native Peoples and the Theft of Native Lands.
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ, the U.S and Canada) Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
That the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada, meeting, July 13-17, 2013, in Orlando, Florida, acce...
Friends General Conference Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Minute on the Doctrine of Discovery, Approved July 25, 2012, New York Yearly Meeting Summer Sessions Silver Bay, New York
Rejecting the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and Forging a New Relationship with North America’s Indigenous People
Pope Nicholas V first articulated the Doctrine of Discovery in the papal bull Dum Diversas in 1452. The Doctrine of Discovery consists of the idea that Chris...
Episcopalian Remembrance, Recognition and Reconciliation
Before we judge the papal edicts too harshly, we need to know of the Anglican connection to this Doctrine of Discovery.
A Episcopalian Sermon On Doctrine of Discovery
…the Doctrine of Discovery consists of the idea that Christians have a right sanctioned by God to take non-Christian lands and property and assert political ...
Episcopal Church Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
That the 76th General Convention repudiates and renounces the Doctrine of Discovery as fundamentally opposed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and our understand...
The Episcopal Church USA Statements on the Doctrine of Discovery
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on the Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery
Presbyterian Church (USA) Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
A conversation on the doctrine of discovery will always entail a discussion of Native American or Indigenous lands. Moreover, because the doctrine has been a...
Anglican Church of Canada Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Anglican Church of Canada’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Christian Reformed Church
Read the Christian Reformed Church statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Repudiations
The Church of the Brethern has repuidated the Doctrine of Discovery
The Church of the Brethern has repuidated the Doctrine of Discovery
Baptist World Alliance General Council Resolution 2023.1: Dignity and Justice for Indigenous Peoples
Baptist World Alliance’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Quaker Colonialism: Reflections on the Past and Actions for the Future Reflections on the Past
We understand that the majority of early Friends who settled on this continent were from Western Europe and held a Western European worldview of their relati...
Uniting Church in Australia, Repuidates the Doctrine of Discovery
Read the Uniting Church in Australia’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada In Mission For Others
Read the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada in Mission For Others’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Presbyterian Church in Canada
Read the Presbyterian Church in Canada’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers)
Read the Canadian Friends Service Committee statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Mennonite Church (USA)
Read the Mennonite statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Evangelical Church in Canada
Read the Evangelical Church in Canada statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Community of Christ
Read the Community of Christ statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Evangelical Covenant Church Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Read the Evangelical Covenant Churches statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Roman Catholic Organizations Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery
Roman Catholic Organization Statements Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Uniting Church in Sweden Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Read the Uniting Church in Sweden statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Read the ELCA’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Quakers
Read the Quakers statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Canadian Lawmakers call on Pope to Apologize
Read the Canadian lawmakers letter to the pope.
United Church of Canada Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
We repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, which asserted that lands belonged to the Christian powers that ‘discovered’ them.
World Council of Churches Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
WCC statement on the Doctrine of Discovery and its enduring impact on Indigenous Peoples.
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
A Unitarian Universalist Resolution To Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, and Implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
United Methodist Church Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Trail of Repentance And Healing.
United Church of Christ Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Calling for the United Church of Christ to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery Which Authorized the Genocide of Native Peoples and the Theft of Native Lands.
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ, the U.S and Canada) Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
That the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada, meeting, July 13-17, 2013, in Orlando, Florida, acce...
Friends General Conference Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Minute on the Doctrine of Discovery, Approved July 25, 2012, New York Yearly Meeting Summer Sessions Silver Bay, New York
Episcopal Church Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
That the 76th General Convention repudiates and renounces the Doctrine of Discovery as fundamentally opposed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and our understand...
The Episcopal Church USA Statements on the Doctrine of Discovery
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on the Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery
Presbyterian Church (USA) Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
A conversation on the doctrine of discovery will always entail a discussion of Native American or Indigenous lands. Moreover, because the doctrine has been a...
Anglican Church of Canada Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Anglican Church of Canada’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Haudenosaunee Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery
With the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly of the United Nations, we finally took our place at the tabl...
Christian Reformed Church
Read the Christian Reformed Church statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Law
U.S. v. KING MOUNTAIN TOBACCO CO., INC. DECISION 9th Circuit, August 13, 2018
Tobacco company, owned by a Yakima Nation citizen, makes cigarettes using 54 % tobacco that is grown on allotted nation land, held in trust by US. The 9th Ci...
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Doctrine of Discovery.
Acknowledging the Doctrine of Christian Domination
Since the doctrine of discovery has been institutionalized in U.S. Indian law and policy for generations, including by the U.S. Supreme Court, the question a...
The Doctrine Of Christian Discovery: Its Fundamental Importance In United States Indian Law And The Need For its Repudiation And Removal
The doctrine of discovery has continued to be the cornerstone of United States Indian law. A series of recent, disturbing decisions by the Supreme Court and ...
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly In Mcgirt V. Oklahoma
As promising as this decision is, deeply racist problems remain in US law.Left unsaid by Gorsuch was his, and the court’s, unquestioned acceptance of “plenar...
Mother Earth‘s Pandemic Resources
Resources mentioned durined the sessions.
The McGirt decision upholds a principle of US domination of Native Nations
Download PDF The McGirt decision upholds a principle of US domination of Native Nations By Steven T. Newcomb and Peter d’Errico Commentary after the McGir...
Onondaga Nation Land Rights Complaint
The Onondaga People wish to bring about a healing between themselves and all others who live in this region that has been the homeland of the Onondaga Nation...
White v. Univ. of Cal.
Aboriginal interest in land generally is described as a tribe’s right to occupy the land.
Onondaga Nation v. NY
This appeal is decided on the basis of the equitable bar on recovery of ancestral lands in Sherrill, and this Court’s cases of Cayuga and Oneida. Three speci...
Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida
We have used the term “laches” here, as did the district court and this Court in Cayuga, as a convenient shorthand for the equitable principles at stake in t...
Ottawa v. Logan
the Indian tribes who have a right to those lands are quietly to enjoy them, hunting, planting and dwelling thereon so long as they please, without any moles...
Cayuga v. Pataki
We understand Sherrill to hold that equitable doctrines, such as laches, acquiescence, and impossibility, can in appropriate circumstances, be applied to Ind...
TEE-HIT-TON
Every America schoolboy knows that the savage tribes of this continent were deprived of their ancestral ranges by force and that, even when the Indians ceded...
Fletcher v. Peck, 10 US 87 (1810)
What is Indian title? It is a mere occupancy for the purpose of hunting. It is not like our tenures, they have no idea of a title to the soil itself. It i...
‘United States Indian Law’ Panel
Resources from the ‘United States Indian Law Panel’ at the Taking on the Doctrine of Discovery, What are our Next Steps?
The Biblical Basis of Federal Indian Law Policy
As bizarre as it may seem, today’s federal definitions of Indian title and Indian nationhood find their basis in the Old Testament covenant tradition. This t...
Native American Law in the Modern Era
Albany Government Law Review Volume 10 Issues 1&2 2016-2017
The Ten Legal Dimensions of the Doctrine of Discovery: The International Law of Colonialism
Here are the 10 elements that I think constitute the Doctrine and are useful in analyzing and comparing how settler-colonizer societies have used this intern...
Statement on the Historical Use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery by the United States Supreme Court Since 1823
The purpose of this paper is to review the history of the use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery in United States Supreme Court decisions since 1823. It ...
Monroe Doctrine
Excerpts from President James Monroe’s seventh annual message to Congress, December 2, 1823.
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt asserted that European nations should not intervene in countries to the south of the US, however under certain conditions, United States interventi...
Patent Granted by Henry VII to John Cabot
By this public document, Henry VII indicated his official, royal support for Cabot’s enterprise.
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was concluded on June 7 1494 to settle the contentious matter of the possession of the newly discovered lands of the non Christian ...
Preliminary study of the impact on indigenous peoples of the international legal construct known as the Doctrine of Discovery
Preliminary study of the impact on indigenous peoples of the international legal construct known as the Doctrine of Discovery / submitted by the Special Rapp...
Johnson v. M’Intosh
The Indians were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as well as just claim to retain possession of it, and to use it according to...
Nations Are Sovereign: They Are Not ‘Tribes’
Interestingly, despite over two centuries of difficulties in this area, in this historic agreement the state accepted the Haudenosaunee as Nations and used t...
Resources
The Doctrine Of Christian Discovery: Its Fundamental Importance In United States Indian Law And The Need For its Repudiation And Removal
The doctrine of discovery has continued to be the cornerstone of United States Indian law. A series of recent, disturbing decisions by the Supreme Court and ...
Let‘s Change the Subject: Grounding Social Change in Indigenous History and Philosophy
This article begins by raising a problem: when social change and justice issues are addressed, rarely are Indigenous nations and peoples considered.
Mother Earth‘s Pandemic: The Doctrine of Discovery Session Videos
Complete list of all of the talks and bonus content
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly In Mcgirt V. Oklahoma
As promising as this decision is, deeply racist problems remain in US law.Left unsaid by Gorsuch was his, and the court’s, unquestioned acceptance of “plenar...
Mother Earth‘s Pandemic Resources
Resources mentioned durined the sessions.
REVIEW ESSAY The Doctrine of Discovery as a Doctrine of Domination
In JSRNC, independent scholar Joy Greenberg reviewed Pagans in the Promised Land and The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code.
Basic Call to Consciousness
Basic Call to Consciousness copies are available in English and Spanish.
The Doctrine of Discovery, Unmasking The Domination Code
The first Christian people to locate lands inhabited by non-Christians (‘infidels, heathens, and savages’) claimed the right to assert a right of domination ...
‘United States Indian Law’ Panel
Resources from the ‘United States Indian Law Panel’ at the Taking on the Doctrine of Discovery, What are our Next Steps?
Resources by Peter d’Errico
Replacing the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Doctrine of Discovery Short Film
Doctrine of Discovery Short Film on Youtube The First Video in the Digital Wampum series
Videos
Films on the Doctrine of Discovery
Study Group
The Doctrine of Discovery has had profoundly negative impacts on Indigenous Peoples for the last 500+ years. Governments and various organizations have used ...
Haudenosaunee Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery
With the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly of the United Nations, we finally took our place at the tabl...
Statement on the Historical Use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery by the United States Supreme Court Since 1823
The purpose of this paper is to review the history of the use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery in United States Supreme Court decisions since 1823. It ...
Preliminary study of the impact on indigenous peoples of the international legal construct known as the Doctrine of Discovery
Preliminary study of the impact on indigenous peoples of the international legal construct known as the Doctrine of Discovery / submitted by the Special Rapp...
Nations Are Sovereign: They Are Not ‘Tribes’
Interestingly, despite over two centuries of difficulties in this area, in this historic agreement the state accepted the Haudenosaunee as Nations and used t...
domination
U.S. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co., Inc. (9th Cir. Court, August 13, 2012) - Domination Translator Series - Part 15
U.S. v. King Mountain Tobacco (2012) asserted federal excise tax authority over Yakama Nation based on plenary power doctrine.
McGirt v. Oklahoma (U.S. Supreme Court, July 2020) - Domination Translator Series - Part 14
McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) upheld Creek Nation jurisdiction while affirming federal plenary power based on the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Onondaga Nation v. N.Y. (Argued Oct. 12, 2012, decided October 19, 2012) - Domination Translator Series - Part 13
Onondaga Nation’s lawsuit to recover ancestral lands was dismissed using federal Indian law doctrines based on discovery and domination.
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (Aug. 9th 2010) - Domination Translator Series - Part 12
Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (2010) examined equitable defenses used to bar Native land claims spanning centuries.
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki (2nd Cir. June 28, 2005) - Domination Translator Series - Part 11
Cayuga Nation v. Pataki (2005) explored Haudenosaunee land claims and the suppressed 1922 Everett Report on Native treaty rights.
White v. University of California (9th Cir., 2014) - Domination Translator Series - Part 10
UC professors attempted to prevent repatriation of Kumeyaay Nation ancestral remains, invoking tribal sovereignty immunity doctrines.
Tee Hit Ton Indians v. United States (1955) - Domination Translator Series - Part 9
Tee Hit Ton v. U.S. (1955) denied Native peoples compensation for lands taken by the U.S. government under the Doctrine of Discovery.
President “Teddy” Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine Corollary - Domination Translator Series - Part 8
Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 Monroe Doctrine Corollary asserted U.S. imperial dominion over the Western Hemisphere and its indigenous peoples.
Martin v. Waddell (1842) - Domination Translator Series - Part 7
Martin v. Waddell (1842) applied the Doctrine of Discovery to oyster beds, asserting European discovery gave absolute property rights.
The Monroe Doctrine (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 6
The Monroe Doctrine (1823) extended U.S. claims of ‘ultimate dominion’ over the Western Hemisphere, following the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Marshall Trilogy: Worcester v. Georgia (1832) - Domination Translator Series - Part 5
The 1832 Worcester v. Georgia ruling protected Native nations from state laws, yet affirmed federal domination under the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Marshall Trilogy: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) - Domination Translator Series - Part 4
In 1831, the Cherokee Nation sought Supreme Court protection from Georgia’s laws designed to annihilate their political existence.
The Marshall Trilogy: Johnson v. McIntosh, 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 3
The 1823 landmark Johnson v. McIntosh case established the Doctrine of Discovery as U.S. law, denying Native nations’ property rights.
Fletcher v. Peck (1810) - Domination Translator Series - Part 2
The Fletcher v. Peck case examined whether the U.S. courts would recognize Indian title to land, and how colonial charters justified domination.
The Domination Translator Series: An Extended Essay on Various U.S. Supreme Court Rulings and Other Topics - Part 1
How did the U.S. justify ‘ultimate dominion’ over Native nations and lands? This series examines the Doctrine of Discovery in Supreme Court rulings.
Event
198 Years of Domination: Screening of The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code with Panel
A Screening Of The Domination Code followed by an incredible panel discussion with Sheldon Wolfchild (Dakota), Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape), Buffy Sainte ...
Revisiting George Washington’s assault on the Haudenosaunee 240 Years Later
In 1779, General George Washington suspended the colonial war against England and moved to extinguish the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois) with his “Sull...
Mother Earth‘s Pandemic: The Doctrine of Discovery Session Videos
Complete list of all of the talks and bonus content
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly In Mcgirt V. Oklahoma
As promising as this decision is, deeply racist problems remain in US law.Left unsaid by Gorsuch was his, and the court’s, unquestioned acceptance of “plenar...
Mother Earth‘s Pandemic Resources
Resources mentioned durined the sessions.
Mother Earth‘s Pandemic: The Doctrine of Discovery
This conference will connect the dots between our current pandemic, environmental devastation, the Doctrine of Discovery, and a way forward.
Christian Domination and the Failure of ‘Truth and Reconciliation’
A conference in Onondaga Nation Territory, at Syracuse University and Skä·noñh—Great Law of Peace Center, Saturday and Sunday, 17-18 August 2019.
The Doctrine of Discovery and Colonial Terrorism: A Dialogue Between Sovereign Women, Weaving Indigenous Truths Across Time and Space
Like the rings of a tree, the record of our people, our indigenous truth, is carried in the bones of indigenous women, which we bear forth with every birth o...
‘United States Indian Law’ Panel
Resources from the ‘United States Indian Law Panel’ at the Taking on the Doctrine of Discovery, What are our Next Steps?
Roots of Peacemaking
2009 event archive ‘Roots of Peacemaking: Indigenous Values, Global Crisis’ is the first in an ongoing series of events that include conferences, cultural ex...
Taking on the Doctrine of Discovery, What are our Next Steps?
We will first to learn about the devastating impacts of the Doctrine of Discovery first hand from the Haudenosaunee, to understand its history, and then to s...
2014 Conference Photo Gallery
2014 conference photo gallery
Doctrine of Christian Discovery: After Repudiation, What Next
Doctrine of Christian Discovery: After Repudiation, What Next? Conference May 24-25 2014 The Skä·noñh — Great Law of Peace Center.
Education
Mother Earth‘s Pandemic: The Doctrine of Discovery
This conference will connect the dots between our current pandemic, environmental devastation, the Doctrine of Discovery, and a way forward.
Domination and the Murder of George Floyd
In CounterPunch, Shawnee/Lenape scholar Steve Newcomb connects anti-blackness and racism to the domination and dehumanization of the Doctrine of Discovery.
REVIEW ESSAY The Doctrine of Discovery as a Doctrine of Domination
In JSRNC, independent scholar Joy Greenberg reviewed Pagans in the Promised Land and The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code.
The Doctrine of Discovery, Unmasking The Domination Code
The first Christian people to locate lands inhabited by non-Christians (‘infidels, heathens, and savages’) claimed the right to assert a right of domination ...
Resources by Peter d’Errico
Replacing the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Doctrine of Discovery Short Film
Doctrine of Discovery Short Film on Youtube The First Video in the Digital Wampum series
Videos
Films on the Doctrine of Discovery
What is the Doctrine of Discovery?
Papal Bulls of the 15th century gave Christian explorers the right to claim lands they ‘discovered’ and lay claim to those lands for their Christian Monarchs...
Haudenosaunee Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery
With the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly of the United Nations, we finally took our place at the tabl...
Statement on the Historical Use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery by the United States Supreme Court Since 1823
The purpose of this paper is to review the history of the use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery in United States Supreme Court decisions since 1823. It ...
Nations Are Sovereign: They Are Not ‘Tribes’
Interestingly, despite over two centuries of difficulties in this area, in this historic agreement the state accepted the Haudenosaunee as Nations and used t...
News
Domination and the Murder of George Floyd
In CounterPunch, Shawnee/Lenape scholar Steve Newcomb connects anti-blackness and racism to the domination and dehumanization of the Doctrine of Discovery.
Mexico demands Spain apologize for colonial abuse of indigenous people
In letter to Spanish king, President Obrador cites massacres and oppression during conquest of Mexico.
Saskatchewan Parks Utilize Doctrine of Discovery
Doctrine of Discovery at the heart of the Saskatchewan Parks Case.
If you don’t know treaties and sovereignty, you don’t know history
Reclaiming Native Truth’s research shows hope. For instance, it demonstrates that, when presented with a narrative that educates on the value of and values i...
Haudenosaunee Democracy
Academics, attorneys and religious leaders from as far away as Chile gathered at this site sacred to members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to discuss the ...
Haudenosaunee Host Doctrine of Discovery Gathering
" I think it’s something that people don’t really understand," observes Betty Lyons, President and Director of the American Indian Law Alliance. " They go a...
RNS article about the conference
The way Steven T. Newcomb describes the Doctrine of Discovery these days is ‘a claim of a right of Christian domination.’ It was first expressed by Pope Nich...
Roots of Peacemaking
2009 event archive ‘Roots of Peacemaking: Indigenous Values, Global Crisis’ is the first in an ongoing series of events that include conferences, cultural ex...
News Article: Episcopal Church repudiates Doctrine of Discovery
In a first-of-its-kind action in the Christian world, the national Episcopal Church has passed a landmark resolution repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery an...
Quaker Indian Committee disavows Doctrine of Discovery, affirms Declaration
Inspired by the actions of the Episcopal Church, a Quaker group has disavowed the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and voiced its support for the United Natio...
Indigenous delegates ask Pope to repudiate Doctrine of Discovery
Indigenous delegates ask Pope to repudiate Doctrine of Discovery
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Learning From Reflection and Looking to the Future Permalink
Abstract The following article discusses the UN Special Interim Report and its significance to the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The article reviews how the...
Remarks on the Freedom of Religion or Belief Report Permalink
Abstract Remarks delivered at the forum “Freedom of Religion or Belief for Indigenous Peoples: The 2022 UN Report,” at the Center for Earth Ethics at Union ...
Intellectual Acknowledgement in Favour of Religious Freedom and Justice: Comparative History of Religions and Ideas as Methodology for Education Permalink
Abstract This succinct essay addresses the issue of freedom of religion for Indigenous cultures. Freedom of belief cannot subsist without justice, i.e. equa...
On the Limits of the Concept of Religious Freedom in Indigenous Communities Permalink
Abstract In this essay, we will argue that firstly, the international and national legal framings of religion or belief are limited in scope, and one must a...
The Bankruptcy of the Category of Religion: A Decolonizing Approach Permalink
Abstract This article takes as its point of departure the 2022 Interim Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, ent...
Comments Delivered to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Permalink
Comments delivered as part of the “Virtual Consultation on Legal Framework: Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief,” held June 22,...
Indigenous Values Initiative Together with the American Indian Law Alliance Submits this Report: The Territorial Integrity of Mother Earth, Indigenous Peoples, and the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief Permalink
The present report is the input provided by the Indigenous Values Initiative (IVI) and American Indian Law Alliance (AILA) in response to the new report draf...
Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Permalink
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, initiates a critical conversation within the United Nations sy...
Preface and Introduction: From Indigenous Religions to Indigenous Values Vol. 5 No. 2 Permalink
Abstract The Office of the External Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom or Belief contacted Philip P. Arnold, the Indigenous Values Initiative (IVI), an...
Editorial Address & Advisory Board Permalink
Abstract The second issue of volume five of the Journal of the Council for Research on Religion (JCREOR) is a special issue, From Indigenous ‘Religions’ to...
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S02E08: Exploring the Doctrine of Discovery, Indigenous Struggles, and the Pursuit of Balance Part 2 with Oren Lyons Permalink
Our guest is Onondaga Nation Turtle Clan Faithkeepr Oren Lyons.
S02E07: Exploring the Doctrine of Discovery, Indigenous Struggles, and the Pursuit of Balance Part 1 Oren Lyons Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. Show Notes This episode i...
S02E06: Reimagining Religion: On Connectivity and Unity with Brian Konkol Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe In our latest podcast episode, we embark on an enlightening journey with Rev. Dr. Brian...
S02E05: Dissecting the Doctrine of Discovery: Indigenous Rights, White Supremacy, and the United Nations with Betty Lyons Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Our conversation focuses on the dismantling of the Doctrine of Discovery and the profou...
S02E04 - The Doctrine of Discovery In The Social Psyche with Tina Ngata Permalink
Ngata highlights two helpful international elements of the Doctrine of Discovery. The first is the international legal principle, and the second is an ...
S02E03 - Johnson v M’intosh and Federal Anti-Indian Law with Peter d’Errico Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Moving into a discussion of Chief Justice John Marshall’s cases, including Johnson v M’...
S02E02 – The International Dimensions of Johnson v. M’Intosh with Robert J. Miller Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe The episode begins with Miller offering a definition of the Doctrine of Discovery as th...
S02E01 - The Backstory of Johnson v. M’Intosh with Lindsay Robertson Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe The episode begins with Prof. Robertson providing the context for Johnson v. M’Intosh,...
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Mitch Randall: Countering Conversion Podcast Permalink
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João Chaves: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery’s Influence in the Americas Podcast Permalink
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Eve Reyes-Aguirre: Environment & Creation Podcast
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Steven Newcomb & JoDe Goudy: on the Limits of U.S. Law Podcast Permalink
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Gustavo Melo Cerqueira & Danielle N. Boaz: Religious Racism Podcast Permalink
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Robert J. Miller: Property & Sovereignty Podcast Permalink
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Robert P. Jones: White Supremacy’s Roots Podcast Permalink
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Betty Lyons: Understanding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Podcast Permalink
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CrossCurrents Vol. 74. No. 4. Special Issue: 200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of Racism Permalink
In 2022 Syracuse University received a Henry Luce Foundation grant to support the work of Philip P. Arnold and the Indigenous Values Initiative’s Doctrine...
S06E01: Defending Mother Earth from The Doctrine of Christian Discovery #NoKings Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Special Episode This episode is a live recording of The Doctrine of Christian Discovery, T...
S05E05: Reimagining Legal Frameworks: Protecting Native American Sacred Sites and Sovereignty with Michael McNally Permalink
Indigenous values challenge our frameworks of law and spirituality. Are we ready to listen? Dive into our latest episode and let’s discuss the future of sacr...
S05E04: Unveiling the Doctrine of Discovery: Historical Injustice and Pathways to Healing with Steven J. Schwartzberg Permalink
Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on faith, nationalism, and Indigenous sovereignty. Special guest Steve Schwartzberg shares insights on historica...
S05E03: Reclaiming Faith: Dismantling white Christian Supremacy and Healing Through Indigenous Spirituality with Soulforce Permalink
Dive into Reclaiming Faith: Dismantling White Christian Supremacy and Healing Through Indigenous Spirituality with Soulforce!
S05E02: Exploring the Legacy of Vine Deloria Jr. on Native American Thought with Philip Deloria Permalink
Unpack the transformative power of indigenous knowledge and its impact on modern politics with Philip Deloria. From colonialism to Native sovereignty, this e...
S05E01: Bridging History and Today: Religion, Law, and Indigenous Influences in American Democracy with Winnifred Fallers Sullivan Permalink
Dive into the history of religious freedom in the U.S. with Winifred Sullivan! Explore the intersection of faith, law, and indigenous influences shaping Amer...
S04E06: Unveiling Histories: Colonialism, Faith, and Identity in the Americas with João Chaves Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. In this podcast episode, ...
Papal-Bulls
Sublimis Deus (Sublimis Dei)
On the limits of Sublimis Deus (also called Sublimis Dei).
Inter Caetera
The Papal Bull Inter Caetera of May 4, 1493
What is the Doctrine of Discovery?
Papal Bulls of the 15th century gave Christian explorers the right to claim lands they ‘discovered’ and lay claim to those lands for their Christian Monarchs...
Requerimiento
Spanish conquistadors read this document, composed in 1510, to Indians of the new world. It briefly explains Spain’s assertion of its legal and moral right t...
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was concluded on June 7 1494 to settle the contentious matter of the possession of the newly discovered lands of the non Christian ...
Dum Diversas
Papal Bull Dum Diversas 18 June, 1452
The Bull Romanus Pontifex
The Bull Romanus Pontifex (Nicholas V) January 8, 1455
Catholic
Inter Caetera
The Papal Bull Inter Caetera of May 4, 1493
Roman Catholic Organizations Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery
Roman Catholic Organization Statements Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Indigenous delegates ask Pope to repudiate Doctrine of Discovery
Indigenous delegates ask Pope to repudiate Doctrine of Discovery
Requerimiento
Spanish conquistadors read this document, composed in 1510, to Indians of the new world. It briefly explains Spain’s assertion of its legal and moral right t...
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was concluded on June 7 1494 to settle the contentious matter of the possession of the newly discovered lands of the non Christian ...
Dum Diversas
Papal Bull Dum Diversas 18 June, 1452
The Bull Romanus Pontifex
The Bull Romanus Pontifex (Nicholas V) January 8, 1455
Indigenous-Peoples
Haudenosaunee Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery
With the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly of the United Nations, we finally took our place at the tabl...
Statement on the Historical Use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery by the United States Supreme Court Since 1823
The purpose of this paper is to review the history of the use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery in United States Supreme Court decisions since 1823. It ...
Indigenous delegates ask Pope to repudiate Doctrine of Discovery
Indigenous delegates ask Pope to repudiate Doctrine of Discovery
Indigenous Statement to the Parliament of World’s Religions
An Indigenous Peoples’ Statement to the World Delivered at The Parliament of the World’s Religions Convened at Melbourne, Australia on the Traditional Lands ...
State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
It was also suggested the report be a key advocacy tool for raising awareness on indigenous peoples’ issues in general and in particular to raise the profile...
Nations Are Sovereign: They Are Not ‘Tribes’
Interestingly, despite over two centuries of difficulties in this area, in this historic agreement the state accepted the Haudenosaunee as Nations and used t...
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S01E05 - The Doctrine of Discovery in the context of Abya Yala with Tupac Enrique Acosta Permalink
Tupac Enrique Acosta, (Izkaloteka Mexica Azteca), TONATIERRA, One of the original conveners of the gathering of Tlahtokan Aztlan in 1984 in the O’otham Je...
S01E04 - Haudenosaunee Influence on the Women’s Rights Movement with Sally Roesch Wagner Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of Episode 4 as a PDF // → Subscribe As Gloria Steinem says, Matilda Joslyn Gage was a woman ahead of her time. Wagner sees Ga...
S01E02 -The Doctrine Of Christian Discovery As An Ideological And Legal Framework with Steven T. Newcomb Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of Episode 2 as a PDF // → Subscribe Steven T. Newcomb emphasizes that what undergirds the Doctrine of Discovery is a Christia...
S01E03 - The Doctrine of Discovery in the Mesoamerican Context with Davíd Carrasco Permalink
After discussing how the Zócalo provides a snapshot of colonization, Arnold shifts the conversation to the History of Religions as a theory and method for un...
S01E01 - The Legal Framework of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery in Practice with Joe Heath Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of Episode 1 as a PDF // → Subscribe We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. Our hosts Prof. Philip P. Arnold and ...
Episode 0 - Introduction to Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of Episode 0 as a PDF // → Subscribe We begin this episode with a land acknowledgement. Our hosts Prof. Philip P. Arnold and S...
United-Nations
Haudenosaunee Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery
With the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly of the United Nations, we finally took our place at the tabl...
Statement on the Historical Use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery by the United States Supreme Court Since 1823
The purpose of this paper is to review the history of the use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery in United States Supreme Court decisions since 1823. It ...
State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
It was also suggested the report be a key advocacy tool for raising awareness on indigenous peoples’ issues in general and in particular to raise the profile...
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 13 September 2007
Nations Are Sovereign: They Are Not ‘Tribes’
Interestingly, despite over two centuries of difficulties in this area, in this historic agreement the state accepted the Haudenosaunee as Nations and used t...
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S03E05: Land is Kin: Indigenous Rights and Sovereignty with Dana Lloyd Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe Introduction In this podcast episode, hosts Phil Arnold and Sandy Bigtree interview Dr. D...
S03E04: Beekeeping, Mushrooms and Sculptures: A Glimpse into Traditional Lithuanian Life with Eglutė Trinkauskaitė Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and Sa...
S03E03: Indigenous Advocacy and Climate Change: A Conversation with Evie Reyes-Aguirre Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and Sa...
S03E02: White Evangelical Racism and its Influence on American Politics an Interview with Anthea Butler Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and Sa...
S03E01: The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery an interview with Robert P. Jones Permalink
⤓ Download a transcript of the Episode as a PDF // → Subscribe In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and Sa...
law
PRESS RELEASE: Launch of The Domination Translator Series - A Comprehensive Analysis of U.S. Supreme Court Rulings and the Doctrine of Discovery
The Doctrine of Discovery Initiative announces the launch of a 15-part extended essay examining how the Doctrine of Discovery has shaped U.S. legal history t...
The International Law of Colonialism: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Discovery Applied Worldwide Permalink
Miller, Robert J. “The International Law of Colonialism: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Discovery Applied Worldwide.” Tribal Law Journal 23, 1 (2024...
Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, 485 U.S. 439
In 1988 the United States Supreme Court declared constitutional the federal government’s development plan in the High Country, aboriginal homeland of the Kar...
U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Boarding School Initiative
Read the Indian Boarding School Initiative document.
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Part 4: Making Common Cause: Imagining Shared Futures
Creating spaces like that of the AMC AfroFeministFutures panel will allow Black feminists to reflect on the legacy of Black feminism, and what futures can lo...
Part 3: Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Foreground an Analysis of Settler Colonialism
The Doctrine of Discovery (DoD, sometimes called the Doctrine of Christian Domination) is considered a major root of settler colonialism globally. The DoD is...
Part 2: The beginning of an Analysis of Settler Colonialism Emerges at AMC 2022
Indigenous women from around Africa arrived to traditionally Native land bases that were often in turmoil. If the Indigenous nations of the place were able t...
Part 1: The Origins of the Combahee River Collective Statement
50 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, is the mouth of the Combahee River, named for the Indigenous people of the place. It was home to numerous plantatio...
marshall-trilogy
The Marshall Trilogy: Worcester v. Georgia (1832) - Domination Translator Series - Part 5
The 1832 Worcester v. Georgia ruling protected Native nations from state laws, yet affirmed federal domination under the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Marshall Trilogy: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) - Domination Translator Series - Part 4
In 1831, the Cherokee Nation sought Supreme Court protection from Georgia’s laws designed to annihilate their political existence.
The Marshall Trilogy: Johnson v. McIntosh, 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 3
The 1823 landmark Johnson v. McIntosh case established the Doctrine of Discovery as U.S. law, denying Native nations’ property rights.
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The Haudenosaunee Cases: Onondaga Nation v. N.Y. (Argued Oct. 12, 2012, decided October 19, 2012) - Domination Translator Series - Part 13
Onondaga Nation’s lawsuit to recover ancestral lands was dismissed using federal Indian law doctrines based on discovery and domination.
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (Aug. 9th 2010) - Domination Translator Series - Part 12
Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (2010) examined equitable defenses used to bar Native land claims spanning centuries.
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki (2nd Cir. June 28, 2005) - Domination Translator Series - Part 11
Cayuga Nation v. Pataki (2005) explored Haudenosaunee land claims and the suppressed 1922 Everett Report on Native treaty rights.
Religion
Ten Religious Themes of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (DoCD) that Contrast with Indigenous Values
With issuance of 15th century Papal Bulls known as the Doctrine of Christian Discovery, religion has been used all over the world as a weapon against Indigen...
Indigenous Statement to the Parliament of World’s Religions
An Indigenous Peoples’ Statement to the World Delivered at The Parliament of the World’s Religions Convened at Melbourne, Australia on the Traditional Lands ...
Videos
Doctrine of Discovery Short Film
Doctrine of Discovery Short Film on Youtube The First Video in the Digital Wampum series
Videos
Films on the Doctrine of Discovery
quote
Tadodaho on language
“They severed our tongues so we couldn’t speak our language then punished us for not being able to speak it.” - Tadodaho
Tadodaho on peace and the natural world
“Peace can only be attained when human beings live in proper relationship to the natural world” ~ Tadodaho
Resource
The Evidence of Christian Nationalism in Federal Indian Law: The Doctrine of Discovery, Johnson v. McIntosh, and Plenary Power Permalink
Newcomb, Steven T. “The Evidence of Christian Nationalism in Federal Indian Law: The Doctrine of Discovery, Johnson v. McIntosh, and Plenary Power.” NYU Rev....
Episcopal
Rejecting the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and Forging a New Relationship with North America’s Indigenous People
Pope Nicholas V first articulated the Doctrine of Discovery in the papal bull Dum Diversas in 1452. The Doctrine of Discovery consists of the idea that Chris...
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What is the Doctrine of Discovery?
Papal Bulls of the 15th century gave Christian explorers the right to claim lands they ‘discovered’ and lay claim to those lands for their Christian Monarchs...
resources
What is the Doctrine of Discovery?
Papal Bulls of the 15th century gave Christian explorers the right to claim lands they ‘discovered’ and lay claim to those lands for their Christian Monarchs...
Christian
The Biblical Basis of Federal Indian Law Policy
As bizarre as it may seem, today’s federal definitions of Indian title and Indian nationhood find their basis in the Old Testament covenant tradition. This t...
redpaper
Nuclear Reactors are Not Green: A Red Paper Permalink
A Red Paper by Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force and American Indian Law Alliance. As we work together to attempt to save the Mother E...
US
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Doctrine of Discovery.
papal-bulls
Sublimis Deus, Pastorale Officium and Non Indecens Videtur – A Historical Dive Into the Vatican’s Failure to Rescind the Doctrine of Discovery
In our journey of dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery and its horrible legacy, there is a recurring argument from the Catholic church and its supporters, t...
papal-documents
Conflicting Perspectives Regarding the Holy Mountain Called ‘San Francisco Peaks,’ and Other Sacred and Significant Places of Original Nations and Traditional Healers Permalink
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Our original nation ancestors understood mountains and other geographical areas as living beings imbued with spiritual energ...
dominance
Conflicting Perspectives Regarding the Holy Mountain Called ‘San Francisco Peaks,’ and Other Sacred and Significant Places of Original Nations and Traditional Healers Permalink
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Our original nation ancestors understood mountains and other geographical areas as living beings imbued with spiritual energ...
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Conflicting Perspectives Regarding the Holy Mountain Called ‘San Francisco Peaks,’ and Other Sacred and Significant Places of Original Nations and Traditional Healers Permalink
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Our original nation ancestors understood mountains and other geographical areas as living beings imbued with spiritual energ...
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Conflicting Perspectives Regarding the Holy Mountain Called ‘San Francisco Peaks,’ and Other Sacred and Significant Places of Original Nations and Traditional Healers Permalink
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Our original nation ancestors understood mountains and other geographical areas as living beings imbued with spiritual energ...
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Conflicting Perspectives Regarding the Holy Mountain Called ‘San Francisco Peaks,’ and Other Sacred and Significant Places of Original Nations and Traditional Healers Permalink
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Our original nation ancestors understood mountains and other geographical areas as living beings imbued with spiritual energ...
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Conflicting Perspectives Regarding the Holy Mountain Called ‘San Francisco Peaks,’ and Other Sacred and Significant Places of Original Nations and Traditional Healers Permalink
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Our original nation ancestors understood mountains and other geographical areas as living beings imbued with spiritual energ...
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Conflicting Perspectives Regarding the Holy Mountain Called ‘San Francisco Peaks,’ and Other Sacred and Significant Places of Original Nations and Traditional Healers Permalink
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Our original nation ancestors understood mountains and other geographical areas as living beings imbued with spiritual energ...
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Conflicting Perspectives Regarding the Holy Mountain Called ‘San Francisco Peaks,’ and Other Sacred and Significant Places of Original Nations and Traditional Healers Permalink
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) Our original nation ancestors understood mountains and other geographical areas as living beings imbued with spiritual energ...
religionlab
The Letter of the Law Permalink
In this season of Sacred & Profane, we explore how religions have shaped the climate crisis — and how they offer ways to imagine a different future. ...
podcasts
Listsen to the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Podcast Now Permalink
Listen to the podcast on Megaphone, Spotify or Apple.
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Digital Testimony of the Haudenosaunee Permalink
The Haudenosaunee are embarking on an historic project about the 500-year history of the Haudenosaunee, their relationship with Europe and America and their ...
doctrine-of-discovery
PRESS RELEASE: Launch of The Domination Translator Series - A Comprehensive Analysis of U.S. Supreme Court Rulings and the Doctrine of Discovery
The Doctrine of Discovery Initiative announces the launch of a 15-part extended essay examining how the Doctrine of Discovery has shaped U.S. legal history t...