Continuing Effects of the Doctrine of Discovery


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The injustices that Native peoples face today are varied. Some, including poverty, lack of access to quality health care and education, violence against women, commodification of resources and environmental degradation, affect many others in the United States, but are exacerbated in Native communities because of jurisdictional issues and historic marginalization. Other justice issues are unique to the lived experience of Native peoples. Many of those injustices 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.

Some (Of Many!) Continuing Effects of the Doctrine of Discovery:
Law —
Environment —
Dominant Culture and National Identity —

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Introduction to Harm

Foundational Genocide Menu

Foundational Genocide

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Legal Genocide

Racial/Cultural Genocide Menu

Racial / Cultural Genocide

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Introduction to Healing

Appropriation Menu

Appropriation

Resistance Menu

Resistance

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Thanksgiving

Intro to Wholeness Menu

Introduction to Wholeness

Acknowledgement Menu

Acknowledgement

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Sovereignty

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Solidarity

Intro to Wholeness Menu

Introduction to Wholeness

Acknowledgement Menu

Acknowledgement

Solidarity Menu

Sovereignty

Intro to Wholeness Menu

Solidarity

Intro to Healing Menu

Introduction to Healing

Appropriation Menu

Appropriation

Resistance Menu

Resistance

Thanksgiving Menu

Thanksgiving

Introduction to Harm Menu

Introduction to Harm

Foundational Genocide Menu

Foundational Genocide

Legal Genocide Menu

Legal Genocide

Racial/Cultural Genocide Menu

Racial / Cultural Genocide