Repudiations
Repuidations of the Doctrine of Discovery by religious organizations and faith communities
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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 Dcotrine of Discovery Zotero Library Permalink
Mapping the Dcotrine 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
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 ...