Repudiations
Repuidations of the Doctrine of Discovery by religious organizations and faith communities
Recent Posts
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...
Mexico demands Spain apologize for colonial abuse of indigenous people
In letter to Spanish king, President Obrador cites massacres and oppression during conquest of Mexico.
Basic Call to Consciousness
Basic Call to Consciousness copies are available in English and Spanish.
Saskatchewan Parks Utilize Doctrine of Discovery
Doctrine of Discovery at the heart of the Saskatchewan Parks Case.
Onondaga Nation Land Rights Complaint
The Onondaga People wish to bring about a healing between themselves and all others who live in this region that has been the homeland of the Onondaga Nation...
Quakers
Read the Quakers statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Canadian Lawmakers call on Pope to Apologize
Read the Canadian lawmakers letter to the pope.
If you don’t know treaties and sovereignty, you don’t know history
Reclaiming Native Truth’s research shows hope. For instance, it demonstrates that, when presented with a narrative that educates on the value of and values i...
U.S. v. KING MOUNTAIN TOBACCO
Tobacco company, owned by a Yakima Nation citizen, makes cigarettes using 54 % tobacco that is grown on allotted nation land, held in trust by US. The 9th Ci...