Repudiations
Repuidations of the Doctrine of Discovery by religious organizations and faith communities
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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...
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.
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.
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Onondaga Nation v. N.Y. (Argued Oct. 12, 2012, decided October 19, 2012) - Domination Translator Series - Part 13
Onondaga Nation’s lawsuit to recover ancestral lands was dismissed using federal Indian law doctrines based on discovery and domination.
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (Aug. 9th 2010) - Domination Translator Series - Part 12
Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (2010) examined equitable defenses used to bar Native land claims spanning centuries.
The Haudenosaunee Cases: Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki (2nd Cir. June 28, 2005) - Domination Translator Series - Part 11
Cayuga Nation v. Pataki (2005) explored Haudenosaunee land claims and the suppressed 1922 Everett Report on Native treaty rights.
White v. University of California (9th Cir., 2014) - Domination Translator Series - Part 10
UC professors attempted to prevent repatriation of Kumeyaay Nation ancestral remains, invoking tribal sovereignty immunity doctrines.
Tee Hit Ton Indians v. United States (1955) - Domination Translator Series - Part 9
Tee Hit Ton v. U.S. (1955) denied Native peoples compensation for lands taken by the U.S. government under the Doctrine of Discovery.
President “Teddy” Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine Corollary - Domination Translator Series - Part 8
Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 Monroe Doctrine Corollary asserted U.S. imperial dominion over the Western Hemisphere and its indigenous peoples.
Martin v. Waddell (1842) - Domination Translator Series - Part 7
Martin v. Waddell (1842) applied the Doctrine of Discovery to oyster beds, asserting European discovery gave absolute property rights.
The Monroe Doctrine (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 6
The Monroe Doctrine (1823) extended U.S. claims of ‘ultimate dominion’ over the Western Hemisphere, following the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Marshall Trilogy: Worcester v. Georgia (1832) - Domination Translator Series - Part 5
The 1832 Worcester v. Georgia ruling protected Native nations from state laws, yet affirmed federal domination under the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Marshall Trilogy: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) - Domination Translator Series - Part 4
In 1831, the Cherokee Nation sought Supreme Court protection from Georgia’s laws designed to annihilate their political existence.