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
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The U.S. Government’s Claim of a Right of Domination
Joseph Story is regarded as a genius and a giant in the legal profession. His continuing influence on American law was demonstrated for me some years ago whe...
Brackeen v. Haaland, the Indian Child Welfare Act case now in the Supreme Court: Seen in Perspective Permalink
The fracturing of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in its effort to decide Brakeen in 2021 demonstrates the deep confusion and contradiction (some say schi...
Sublimis Deus, Pastorale Officium and Non Indecens Videtur – A Historical Dive Into the Vatican’s Failure to Rescind the Doctrine of Discovery
In our journey of dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery and its horrible legacy, there is a recurring argument from the Catholic church and its supporters, t...
S01E05 - The Doctrine of Discovery in the context of Abya Yala with Tupac Enrique Acosta Permalink
Tupac Enrique Acosta, (Izkaloteka Mexica Azteca), TONATIERRA, One of the original conveners of the gathering of Tlahtokan Aztlan in 1984 in the O’otham Jeved...
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Doctrine of Discovery.
Tadodaho on language
“They severed our tongues so we couldn’t speak our language then punished us for not being able to speak it.” - Tadodaho
Ten Religious Themes of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (DoCD) that Contrast with Indigenous Values
With issuance of 15th century Papal Bulls known as the Doctrine of Christian Discovery, religion has been used all over the world as a weapon against Indigen...
Uniting Church in Australia, Repuidates the Doctrine of Discovery
Read the Uniting Church in Australia’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Call for Authors on the Doctrine of Discovery
We are now accepting applications for partnership and collaboration with The Doctrine of Discovery Project.
On the Papal Bull, Sublimis Deus Permalink
The bull Sublimis Deus was not retroactive. It could not be projected back in time. It could not remove the death, destruction, and dehumanization that the H...
Sublimis Deus (Sublimis Dei)
On the limits of Sublimis Deus (also called Sublimis Dei).
The Two Row Wampum: a Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
In the Two Row Wampum, an agreement between two peoples, the Dutch were the first Europeans to sit down and negotiate with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, doi...
Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada In Mission For Others
Read the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada in Mission For Others’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Presbyterian Church in Canada
Read the Presbyterian Church in Canada’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.