Repudiations
Repuidations of the Doctrine of Discovery by religious organizations and faith communities
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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, ...
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.
Inter Caetera
The Papal Bull Inter Caetera of May 4, 1493
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...
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 ...
U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Boarding School Initiative
Read the Indian Boarding School Initiative document.
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.
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 ...