Religion News Service

One year ago, Pope Francis disavowed the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ – but Indigenous Catholics’ work for respect and recognition goes back decades

(The Conversation) — It has been more than 500 years since Vatican decrees gave European colonizers permission to carve up the “New World” – and just one since Pope Francis disavowed them. On March 30 ...
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 Lima News

Indigenous woman to speak on ‘Doctrine of Discovery’

LIMA — Pueblo descendent Sarah Augustine will speak about the origins and framework of the doctrine of discovery, a legal and religious concept that justifies colonization, at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March ...
insider.si.edu

Unsettling truths : the ongoing, dehumanizing legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah

ELEC copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Introduction: Who we are and what we bring -- The Doctrine of Discovery and why it matters -- The power of narratives and the ...