Doctrine of Discovery

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Indigenous Meeting Day Two

Indigenous Meeting Day Two

May 7, 2012
Indigenous Meeting Day One

Indigenous Meeting Day One

May 6, 2012
The Episcopal Church Exposes the Doctrine of Discovery

The Episcopal Church Exposes the Doctrine of Discovery

September 28, 2011

This video is intended to inform people about the impact of the Doctrine of Discovery in an effort to respond to God's direction; that we, the Episcopal...

Articles

Canadian indigenous bishop slams ‘doctrine of discovery’

August 16, 2017

By: Episcopal News Service

[Anglican Communion News Service] The “doctrine of discovery” – the idea that indigenous people need to be discovered and westernized – has been criticized by the national indigenous bishop of Canada. Bishop Mark MacDonald made his comments during a visit to Australia, where he attended a...

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Connecting Advocates on Violence Against Indigenous Women through the Lens of the Doctrine of Discovery

March 10, 2013

By: Sarah Eagleheart

Dear Relatives,

Cante Waste ya Nape Ciyu zape ye. I greet you from my heart. As we approach Easter and springtime amidst the many various Lenten disciplines I’m sure you have devoted yourself to, I pray you and your loved ones are well. Lent is a time of reflection and learning, it is...

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Doctrine of Discovery Lament Offering 1: Acknowledge & Lament the Past and Present

November 27, 2012

By: Kathryn Rickert

This presentation was given as the third of six offerings in a lament over the Doctrine of Discovery held on Tuesday, July 10, at the 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, in Indianapolis. As far as I know, the Episcopal Church is the first in history to publicly repudiate the...

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Doctrine of Discovery Lament Offering 5: A Transforming Reality, A New Type of Love

November 27, 2012

By: Eulogio Quito

On behalf of the Central Diocese of the Episcopal Church of Ecuador and my indigenous brothers of the Andes, I greet you with brotherhood, peace, love, and blessings. The Aztec poet Chilan Balan described in the following passage what happened in our ABYA YALA as a result of the conquest: “They...

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Doctrine of Discovery Lament Offering 2: Recognition of “Our” Places in the Story

November 27, 2012

By: Newland Smith

My place in the story of this nation is clearly rooted in New England, an unambiguous Exhibit A of a Connecticut Yankee whose eighteenth-century forebear was Hezekiah Smith.

Hezekiah Smith, who was born in Barrington, Rhode Island, in 1726, took up farming in Woodstock, Connecticut, and...

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Doctrine of Discovery Lament at General Convention

November 27, 2012

By: Sarah Eagle Heart

In 2009, the Episcopal Church became the first church to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery with several churches following our lead, including the World Council of Churches in February 2012. In order to educate our church on resolution D035 “to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery,” this event...

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Doctrine of Discovery Lament Offering 3: Being an Indian in the 21st Century

November 27, 2012

By: Terry Star

Working With Youth

My name is Terry Starr, and I’m a deacon serving in the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota. My parents have always been involved with community activities for youth. My extended family includes the children and teens from the many communities we’ve lived in. Since high...

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Walking in Two Worlds: Nellie Brings Messages from Indigenous Peoples to the United Nations

August 30, 2012

By: episcoglobal

In commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (August 9th), the Global Partnerships Office has been featuring a four-part interview with Nellie Adkins (Chickahominy, Diocese of Virginia), one of fourteen Anglican/Episcopal delegates who participated in the...

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Walking in Two Worlds: Bishop Katharine and the Office of Indigenous Ministries at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

August 16, 2012

By: episcoglobal

In commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (August 9th), the Global Partnerships Office has been featuring a four-part interview with Nellie Adkins (Chickahominy, Diocese of Virginia), one of fourteen Anglican/Episcopal delegates who participated in the...

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Walking in Two Worlds: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

August 9, 2012

By: episcoglobal

Today, August 9th, is the 18th annual International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, which was first proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1994. The theme of this year’s International Day is “Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices,” which, according to the...

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Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost: Indigenous Ministries

Every year on Columbus Day, the United States is reminded of the tragic history of how the “New

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Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost: Columbus Day

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Documents

Local Laments Over the Doctrine of Discovery

This “Lament over the Doctrine of Discovery” is the first time in the history of the church that

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Exposing the Doctrine of Discovery: A Call to Healing and Hope: Advent 2011: The Four Directions and Magnificat

“Four Directions and Magnificat” is designed to build upon a “rediscovery” of the history of the

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Exposing the Doctrine of Discovery: A Call to Healing and Hope: Looking at Columbus Day through the Lens of our Baptismal Vows

This resource is designed to bring about a “rediscovery” of the history of the Church and this n

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Exposing the Doctrine of Discovery: A Call to Healing and Hope: Lent 2012: Seeking God's Justice for All

“Seeking God’s Justice for All” is the third part of an ongoing Lifelong Faith Formation resourc

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Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori issues pastoral letter on the Doctrine of Discovery and Indigenous Peoples

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/posts/publicaffairs/episcopal-presiding-bishop-katharine-jefferts-schori-issues-pastoral-letter

“We seek to address the need for healing in all parts of society, and we stand in solidarity wit

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Conference Room Paper on the Doctrine of Discovery

http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/2012/session-11-CRP2.pdf

Presented by the Haudenosaunee, the American Indian Law Alliance and the Indigenous Law Institut

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The Doctrine of Discovery: The International Law of Colonialism

http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/?p=5420

Conference room paper from the 11th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous

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World Council of Churches’ Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery and Its Enduring Impact on Indigenous Peoples

http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/executive-committee/bossey-february-2012/statement-on-the-doctrine-of-discovery-and-its-enduring-impact-on-indigenous-peoples.html

Statement from the WCC Executive Committee, February 14-17, 2012, in Bossey, Switzerland.

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