Native America Calling: Vatican rejects Doctrine of Discovery

 

The Vatican’s recent repudiation of the
Doctrine of Discovery has been described as a “major step” by some
Indigenous leaders, but for others, the Holy See has a long way to go
before it can heal the centuries of pain caused by the doctrine’s
colonization and control. Today on Native America Calling, we speak with
Steve Newcomb (Shawnee and Lenape), author of Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and cofounder and director of the Indigenous Law Institute, and Bruce McIvor (Métis), lawyer and partner at First Peoples Law.