Repudiations
Repuidations of the Doctrine of Discovery by religious organizations and faith communities
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2014 Conference Photo Gallery
2014 conference photo gallery
Doctrine of Christian Discovery: After Repudiation, What Next
Doctrine of Christian Discovery: After Repudiation, What Next? Conference May 24-25 2014 The Skä·noñh — Great Law of Peace Center.
Monroe Doctrine
Excerpts from President James Monroe’s seventh annual message to Congress, December 2, 1823.
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt asserted that European nations should not intervene in countries to the south of the US, however under certain conditions, United States interventi...
News Article: Episcopal Church repudiates Doctrine of Discovery
In a first-of-its-kind action in the Christian world, the national Episcopal Church has passed a landmark resolution repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery an...
Quaker Indian Committee disavows Doctrine of Discovery, affirms Declaration
Inspired by the actions of the Episcopal Church, a Quaker group has disavowed the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and voiced its support for the United Natio...
Indigenous delegates ask Pope to repudiate Doctrine of Discovery
Indigenous delegates ask Pope to repudiate Doctrine of Discovery
Indigenous Statement to the Parliament of World’s Religions
An Indigenous Peoples’ Statement to the World Delivered at The Parliament of the World’s Religions Convened at Melbourne, Australia on the Traditional Lands ...
State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
It was also suggested the report be a key advocacy tool for raising awareness on indigenous peoples’ issues in general and in particular to raise the profile...
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 13 September 2007
Requerimiento
Spanish conquistadors read this document, composed in 1510, to Indians of the new world. It briefly explains Spain’s assertion of its legal and moral right t...
Patent Granted by Henry VII to John Cabot
By this public document, Henry VII indicated his official, royal support for Cabot’s enterprise.
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was concluded on June 7 1494 to settle the contentious matter of the possession of the newly discovered lands of the non Christian ...
Dum Diversas
Papal Bull Dum Diversas 18 June, 1452
The Bull Romanus Pontifex
The Bull Romanus Pontifex (Nicholas V) January 8, 1455