Adam DJ Brett
American Indian Law Alliance, Syracuse University
Adam D. J. Brett is Visiting Professor for Digital Humanities and Indigenous Studies at United Lutheran Seminary and an International Research Associate with the American Indian Law Alliance. He also serves as an instructor at Syracuse University. His research focuses on the history of religions, Indigenous studies, and the intersections of religion, media, and digital humanities, with particular attention to the Doctrine of Discovery and its ongoing legal, theological, and cultural impacts. Brett's scholarship combines digital humanities methods with collaborative work alongside Indigenous communities and organizations. From 2022-2025 he was the grant & event coordinator for the Doctrine of Discovery Project at Syracuse University with Professor Philip P. Arnold, who is the Principal Investigator. The project is funded in part by the Henry Luce Grant "200 Years of Johnson v. McIntosh." Professionally Adam has worked as a web developer for over a decade. He enjoys projects that allow him to integrate the academic study of religion with contemporary issues and web development.
4 Posts | adamdjbrett.com
A Postscript: Sovereignty is Still the Issue
This postscript argues Indigenous nations need full sovereignty, rejecting settler carve-outs and urging a healing return to precolonial lifeways now.
Conclusion: Dismantling the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Cultivating Right Relations
The conclusion calls for decolonization beyond legal reform, centering Indigenous law, land return, and right relations to resist Christian Discovery.
A Preface to Challenging the Justifications of Domination Through Religion: “We Were Planting Corn, and They Were Planting Crosses”
Preface to a special issue examining Christian Discovery’s role in white supremacy, law, and education, with decolonial paths grounded in Indigenous justice.
Introduction
Introduction to a global volume on Christian Discovery, linking law, religion, and pedagogy, with Indigenous sovereignty and decolonial justice today.