Repudiations
Repuidations of the Doctrine of Discovery by religious organizations and faith communities
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Misconceptions About McGirt v. Oklahoma Permalink
Federal Indian law displaces the historical ‘starting point’ — the original free existence of Native nations…
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...