Documentaries
- “Doctrine of Discovery: In the Name of Christ,” Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery: A movement of Anabaptist people of faith. This 43-minute documentary has three parts: history of the Doctrine of Discovery and its basis in Christian theology and scripture, living the Doctrine of Discovery, and undoing the Doctrine of Discovery. Accompanying study guide.
- “In the White Man’s Image,” PBS. In the White Man’s Image examines how the humanist experiment to “civilize” native populations through boarding schools was actually cultural genocide in disguise.
- The National Film Board of Canada’s Indigenous Cinema catalogue.
- “Neither Wolf Nor Dog”, Dir. Steven Lewis Simpson, staring Dave Bald Eagle, Christopher Sweeney, Richard Ray Whitman.
- “Promised Land” is an award-winning social justice documentary that follows two tribes in the Pacific Northwest: the Duwamish and the Chinook, as they fight for the restoration of treaty rights they’ve long been denied.
- Real Rent Duwamish: stand in solidarity with First Peoples by making rent payments to the Duwamish Tribe.
- “Reserve 107: Reconciliation on the Prairies“, Mennonite Central Committee Saskatchewan and St. Johns Lutheran Church ELCIC. Indigenous rights and title to the land remains a taboo topic for many across Canada, but in the small town of Laird, Saskatchewan, an old injustice is providing new opportunities for dialogue, friendship and a fierce determination to right the wrongs of the past.
- White Bison, “The Wellbriety Journey to Forgiveness.” The historical trauma of the Indian Boarding School Era, and the journey toward awareness, dialogue and forgiveness among Native peoples.
- Three Historical Native Americans You Should Know About – Vision Maker Media shares the stories of Chief Standing Bear who fought for the rights of Native people, Susan La Flesche Picotte who was the first Native American woman to become a physician in the US, and Ishi who was the last of the Yahi People.
Books
- Mission Trip Preparation and Processing Guides, SLAM Trips (Yakama program)
- A Vision of Partnership and Unity: A guide to ministry with American Indian and Alaska Native people, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the United Church of Christ and the ELCA.
- Robert Miller, Native America, Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Manifest Destiny, Bison Books, 2008.
- Steven Newcomb, Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery, Fulcrum Publishing, 2008.
- Gary Roberts, Massacre at Sand Creek: How Methodists Were Involved in an American Tragedy, Abingdon Press, 2016.
- Roy Wilson (Yakama Nation), Native American Liberation Theology: Healing For Both The Oppressed And The Oppressor, C S S Publishing Company, 1997.
Articles and Papers
- 20th Anniversary Event and Workplan, 2017.
- Paul Barnsley, “Church considering request to rescind doctrine of discovery,” APTN National News, June 2016.
- Suzette Brewer, “Breaking: Supreme Court Hears Arguments in US v. Bryant,” April 2016.
- Mary Hudetz, “Supreme Court to hear arguments on tribal courts case,” Albuquerque Journal, April 2016.
- Mary Annette Pember, “What to Tell Your Daughter When She’s Raped,” ForWomen.org, March 2016.
- Mark Sherman, “Supreme Court weighs law aimed at domestic violence on tribal lands,” PBS Newshour, April 2016.
- Seattle School Board, Resolution to Support the Treaty Rights of the Duwamish Tribe, 2017.
- Steve Newcomb, “Five Hundred Years of Injustice: The Legacy of Fifteenth Century Religious Prejudice,” Paper, Indigenous Law Institute, 1992.
- “Supreme Court Affirms Inherent Tribal Sovereignty in United States v. Bryant,” Pipestem Law (blog), June 2016.
- “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls: A snapshot of data from 71 urban cities in the United States” Urban Indian Health Institute, 2018.
- US Congress – Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, 2021.
Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery
- “The Land is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery“, by Sarah Augustine, 2021.
- “Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery“, by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah, 2019
- “Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery,” Episcopal Church, 2009
- “Statement on the doctrine of discovery and its enduring impact on Indigenous Peoples,” World Council of Churches, February 2012.
- “Doctrine of Discovery,” The United Methodist Church General Conference, 2012.
- “The Doctrine of Discovery: 2012 Responsive Resolution,” Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly, 2012.
- “Pastoral Letter on the Doctrine of Discovery and Indigenous Peoples,” The Episcopal Church, May 2012.
- “Calling for the United Church of Christ to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery Which Authorized the Genocide of Native Peoples and the Theft of Native Lands,” The General Synod of the United Church of Christ, 2013.
- “Doctrine of Discovery,” The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Assembly, 2014.
- “Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery,” ELCA Social Policy Resolution Adopted by the Churchwide Assembly, 2016.
- “Community of Christ’s International Body Renounces the Doctrine of Discovery,” Healing Minnesota Stories (blog), June 2016.
- Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly, July 2016.
- “Doctrine of Discovery,” The Mennonite Church USA.
- Denominations that have repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
In 2015, the Chobo-ji Zen Temple and Abbot Genjo Marinello apologized to the Duwamish Tribe, on whose land the community practices their faith.
Resources from Sarah Augustine regarding the Doctrine of Discovery and ICWA
Web Resources
- Bent Grass: A Brief History Concerning DOC’s Relationship with the Doctrine of Discovery, Blog Post from Yakama Christian Mission, July 2011.
- Between Ridges: Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery, Rev. David Hacker
- Boulder Friends Meeting: A Project of the Indigenous Peoples Concerns Committee, a resource toolkit.
- The Confluence Project, a collaboration with Northwest communities, tribes and celebrated artist Maya Lin to create reflective moments that can shape the future of the Columbia River system.
- Culture Card: A Guide to Build Cultural Awareness – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery, A movement of Anabaptist people of faith, a group of Mennonite church and lay leaders in coalition with the aim of sharing information, passion and varied resources to dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery.
- Doctrine of Christian Discovery: After Repudiation, What Next? An ecumenical study group seeking to influence religious denominations and institutions to denounce the Doctrine of Discovery.
- Honor Native Land: A Guide and Call to Acknowledgment, from the US Department of Arts and Culture.
- Indigenous Ally Toolkit, from the Montreal Aboriginal Community Strategy Network.
- Indigenous Law Institute: A Movement Toward Restoration and Healing assists American Indian and other Indigenous communities to work toward a future of restoration and healing.
- Indigenous Voices – video resources from our partners at Paths to Understanding
- The Long March to Rome, On the Anniversary of the infamous 1493 Vatican Decree known as Inter Caetera, 11 indigenous leaders brought a message to pope Francis.
- Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission and Maine-Wabanaki REACH Models project.
- Native American Rights Fund Legal Review.
- The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, formed to discuss and develop a national strategy to focus public attention and foster healing for the wrongs visited upon individuals, families, communities, American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Nations by the Indian Boarding School policy of the United States. Truth and Healing Curriculum on Native American Boarding Schools. Resource Database Center. List of Native American Boarding Schools in the United States, by state and religious affiliation.
- Restoring the Sacred Circle with Indigenous People: Acts of Repentance A project of the Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Methodist Church
- Southwestern Washington Synod (ELCA) Native American Ministry Task Force
- Toward Right Relationship with America’s Native Peoples A project of the Indigenous Peoples Concerns Committee of the Boulder Friends Meeeting.
- UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous Peoples Network (UNPFIP) and their press release on Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery.
- Women Empowering Women for Indian Nations (WEWIN) exists to provide Native women with the knowledge, support, and resources necessary to achieve success in their personal and professional lives.
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