Papal Bulls
Papal Bulls created the foundation for the Doctrine of Discovery.
Repudiations
Repuidations of the Doctrine of Discovery by religious organizations and faith communities
Recent posts
Political theology, discovery and the roots of the ‘great replacement’ Permalink
Bossen, C. (2024). Political theology, discovery and the roots of the ‘great replacement’. Race & Class, 0(0). .
S04E04: Reckoning with the Legacy of Colonization: A Dialogue on Native American Erasure and Resilience with Tink Tinker Permalink
S04E03: Reclaiming Sacred Ground: Indigenous Sovereignty, Environmental Wisdom, and the Path to Restorative Justice with Patrick Gonzalez-Rogers Permalink
S04E02: Exploring the American Religious Tapestry: From Civil Religion to Secularism and the Impact of the January 6th Insurrection Permalink
S04E01: Unearthing the Foundations: Examining Native American Legal Battles and the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
Renounced by the Vatican, Yet the Repressive Force of 15th Century Persists Permalink
By William D. Sunderlin, Ph.D., and Robert J. Miller, J.D.
Trump’s Dangerous Rhetoric of Dehumanization Permalink
Civilization and personhood are the intellectual bulwarks for the justification of colonization. The colonizer assumes they are made in the image of their Go...
Mapping the Dispossession of the Haudenosaunee: a chronology Permalink
Beginning in 2014, University Chancellor Kent Syverud initiated several measures honoring the Haudenosaunee. One of the measures is the University’s policy o...
Inclusion is not the same as Self-Determination — and may undermine it Permalink
But questions nagged at me:
Indigenous Craft Fair Permalink
We invite everyone to visit the Indigenous Peoples Craft Fair on 17 April 2024 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on the Eighth Floor of the Church Center of the United...
Global Indigenous People’s Caucus 2024 Permalink
Dear Relatives,
Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus 2024 Permalink
Dear Sisters,
From Land Theft To Land Back The OAS And The Onondaga Nation Land Rights Action Permalink
From Land Theft To Land Back The OAS And The Onondaga Nation Land Rights Action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
‘Political Principles and Indian Sovereignty’: Lee Hester’s Philosophical Critique of US Anti-Indian Law Permalink
The Supreme Court now avoids naming the doctrine, as if that makes the problem go away.