Repudiations
Repuidations of the Doctrine of Discovery by religious organizations and faith communities
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Domination Chronicles: Where Are We Now? Permalink
In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico step back to ask where the work is now. They warn against turning words such as domination and discovery into slogans. ...
Domination Chronicles: Tribal Sovereignty 101 Permalink
In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico unpack the phrase “tribal sovereignty” and argue that it often functions as a language trap. If sovereignty means a cla...
Domination Chronicles: Untrustworthy Trust - Domination, Fear, and Fearlessness Permalink
The federal Indian law “trust doctrine” is often described as a protective obligation. In this episode, Newcomb and d’Errico ask whether the word trust actua...
JCRT Publishes The Second of Two Special Issues from the 2023 Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Conference
For immediate release JCRT Publishes The Second of Two Special Issues from the 2023 Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Conference The second of two special ...
Vol. 25 No. 1 (Spring 2026): Challenging the Justifications of Domination through Law: Indigenous Resistance and the Undoing of Christian Empire Permalink
“Vol. 25 No. 1 (Spring 2026): Challenging the Justifications of Domination through Law: Indigenous,” an Outcome archive entry by the Outcome contributors. Th...
An Appeal to the American People—Overturning “Federal Indian Law” Permalink
“An Appeal to the American People—Overturning “Federal Indian Law”,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven J. Schwartzberg. The entry belongs to the jcrt collec...
An Intergenerational and Perpetual Imperium of Domination and Subjugation of Indigenous Peoples: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Royal Supremacy Permalink
“An Intergenerational and Perpetual Imperium of Domination and Subjugation of Indigenous Peoples: The Doctrine,” an Outcome archive entry by Phillip Rodgers-...
A Postscript: Sovereignty is Still the Issue Permalink
“A Postscript: Sovereignty is Still the Issue,” an Outcome archive entry by Adam DJ Brett, Betty Hill (Lyons), Nethanial Belmont. The entry belongs to the jc...
My Decades-long Inquiry Into the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination Permalink
“My Decades long Inquiry Into the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination,” an Outcome archive entry by Steven T. Newcomb. The entry belongs to the jc...
The International Law of Colonialism: The Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
“The International Law of Colonialism: The Doctrine of Discovery,” an Outcome archive entry by Robert J. Miller. The entry belongs to the jcrt collection and...
The Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination: How It Has Been Used by United States Courts to Deny Treaty Rights & Dismiss the Haudenosaunee Land Rights Cases Permalink
“The Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination: How It Has Been Used by United,” an Outcome archive entry by Joseph J. Heath. The entry belongs to the j...
Right & Respectful Relations: A Memoir of the Road to the Historic Yakama Nation Amicus Brief Challenging ‘Christian Discovery’ in Washington State V. Cougar Den Permalink
“Right & Respectful Relations: A Memoir of the Road to the Historic Yakama Nation,” an Outcome archive entry by Jode Goudy. The entry belongs to the jcrt...
Federal Anti-indian Law: Why a Challenge to “Christian Discovery” Creates a Metaphysical Crisis for the US Permalink
“Federal Anti indian Law: Why a Challenge to “Christian Discovery” Creates a Metaphysical Crisis,” an Outcome archive entry by Peter d’Errico. The entry belo...
Conclusion: Dismantling the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Cultivating Right Relations Permalink
“Conclusion: Dismantling the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Cultivating Right Relations,” an Outcome archive entry by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra Bigtree, Adam...
Domination Chronicles: Loretta Afraid of Bear-Cook on Living in Oglala Lakota Community Permalink
Loretta Afraid of Bear-Cook joins Newcomb and d’Errico for a conversation grounded in Oglala Lakota community, language, food, ceremony, and everyday practic...