Adam DJ Brett

Ph.D. in Religion from Syracuse University. Webmaster for the Doctrine of Discovery educational resource.

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Introduction

Jake Haiwhagai’i Edwards and Dr. Philip P. Arnold examine the ecological and cultural consequences of the Erie Canal for Haudenosaunee peoples. Water is sacred in Haudenosaunee cosmology; canal construction re-engineered watersheds, damaged relationships to place, and contributed to long-term trauma.

Resources

  • Arnold, Philip P. The Urgency of Indigenous Values. Syracuse University Press, 2023.

Credits

  • Music: Onondaga Social Dance songs performed by Orris Edwards and Regis Cook
  • Producers: Jordan Loewen-Colón; Adam DJ Brett; Crow Richardson
  • Show notes: Adam DJ Brett

Citation

Philip P. Arnold and Sandra Bigtree, “S06E06: Sacred Waters: Trauma of the Erie Canal with Jake Edwards” Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery (Podcast), 2026-01-31. https://podcast.doctrineofdiscovery.org/season6/episode-06/.

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Adam DJ Brett, "S06E06: Sacred Waters: Trauma of the Erie Canal," Doctrine of Discovery Project (15 February 2026), https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/blog/link/s06e06/.

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