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...
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Papal Bulls
Papal Bulls that create the foundation of the Doctrine of Discovery
Law
Laws and legal cases relating to the Doctrine of Discovery.
United Nations
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
Faith Communities
Religious Communities who have Repudiated 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 ...
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.