Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
The Doctrine of Discovery was used as legal and moral justification for colonial dispossession of sovereign Indigenous Nations. During the European “Age of Discovery”, Christian explorers “claimed” lands for their monarchs who felt they could exploit the land, regardless of the original inhabitants.
Standing Rock — 10/24/2016
One example of asking people to prayerfully consider appropriate responses and support for the indigenous protectors at Standing Rock. We also urged people to look at white supremacist attitudes that most of us of European descent carry unconsciously.
The Treaty That Forced the Cherokee People from Their Homelands Goes on View
The Treaty That Forced the Cherokee People from Their Homelands Goes on View by Dennis Zotigh | April 24th, 2019 The full article is here… Excerpt from the article… N egotiated in 1835 by a minority party of Cherokees, challenged by the majority of the Cherokee people...
Continuing Effects of the Doctrine of Discovery
Many of the injustices facing Native People flow from the Doctrine of Discovery and its legal and cultural successors, including the colonization and settlement of native lands, government policies that encouraged violence and forced assimilation, and the abrogation of sovereignty through broken treaties and court decisions.
Recent Comments