Archive Keyword: doctrine-of-discovery

The International Law of Colonialism: The Doctrine of Discovery

Robert J. Miller

Robert J. Miller traces how the Doctrine of Discovery became international law, enabling colonial claims over Indigenous land, rights and...

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Christian Control of Women and Mother Earth: The Doctrine of Discovery and the Doctrine of Male Domination

Sally Roesch Wagner

Wagner links church patriarchy and the Doctrine of Discovery to colonial violence, calling for Indigenous rematriation to restore women and...

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Deconstructing the Erie Canal: Three Lessons for its Next Century

Renée Barry

In this bicentennial reflection on the Erie Canal, Renee Barry examines how celebratory public histories mask the canal's foundation in...

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Silencing the Doctrine of Discovery – The Brazilian Process: Accidental Discoveries, Secret Manuscripts, Imaginary Lines and Myths

Telma Alencar

Alencar traces how the Doctrine of Discovery shaped Brazil through church-backed silence, racial myths, and colonial violence, urging...

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Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Increase Shared Language and Conceptual Frameworks Between Black and Indigenous Feminist Organizing

Sarah Nahar

Nahar argues Doctrine of Discovery can build shared language between Black and Indigenous feminisms, strengthening solidarity against...

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