Sun Journal

Dwayne Tomah, teacher of the Passamaquoddy language and culture, to give lecture at Bowdoin College

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A lecture with Dwayne Tomah, “The Doctrine of Discovery From an Indigenous ...
Governing

What the Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery Means for Indian Country

Apologies from Pope Francis for the Catholic Church's violence and abuse against Indigenous people in Canada during a visit in 2022 fell short in the eyes of prominent Indigenous advocates. Will his ...
PBS

Mother Law & the Doctrine of Discovery

In the 1400s, the Catholic Pope instituted the Doctrine of Discovery. This concept was used as justification for colonizers to subjugate and seize the land of Indigenous peoples, even into current ...
The New York Times

Vatican Repudiates ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ Used as Justification for Colonization

Indigenous communities have long called on the Vatican rescind the concept, which had been used over the centuries to seize land from people in the Americas, Africa and elsewhere. By Elisabetta ...