Repudiations
Repuidations of the Doctrine of Discovery by religious organizations and faith communities
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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...