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April 10, 2023


Vatican’s repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery should be considered a first step only, say First Nations leaders

The church must “decree Indigenous traditions and ways of being as valuable, worthy of dignity and respect, and essential to humanity’s continued evolution and growth.” —National Chief RoseAnne Archibald Windspeaker.com: International Chief Wilton Littlechild of the Ermineskin Cree Nation said he was sure that if there was a Pope willing to repudiate the Doctrine of...

March 31, 2023


NCTR Statement on Doctrine of Discovery Repudiation

NationTalk: The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is encouraged by the Vatican’s formal repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery and its support for the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Doctrine of Discovery is a legal theory that has been traced to 15th Century Papal declarations authorizing European powers to seize...

March 31, 2023


AMC Responds to the Vatican’s Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery

by ahnationtalk on March 31, 2023 March 30, 2023 Treaty One Territory, MB – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) responds to a joint statement issued today by NationTalk: the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Dicastery for Culture and Education, stating that the Vatican formally repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery and the associated Papal...

March 31, 2023


FNLC Welcomes Vatican’s Formal Rejection of ‘Doctrine of Discovery’

by ahnationtalk on March 31, 2023 March 30, 2023 (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) After decades of appeals by Indigenous peoples around the world, the Vatican has finally formally rejected the “Doctrine of Discovery.” The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) welcomes the repudiation of this centuries-old concept that shaped and continues to influence colonial government...

March 31, 2023


ITK Statement On Repudiation Of Doctrine Of Discovery

by ahnationtalk on March 31, 2023 March 31, 2023 For centuries, the Catholic Church’s leadership and decision-making has caused irreversible damage to Inuit and Indigenous communities in Canada. Doctrine then and now has been manipulated to the detriment of Indigenous peoples, including the dispossession of our lands. The Vatican’s efforts to recognize the role of its Doctrine in...

March 31, 2023


Repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery ‘symbolic step’ with opportunity for change, Northerners say

Repudiation creates an opportunity for change — but doesn’t change Canadian law CBC News: François Paulette says the Vatican’s repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery is a symbolic move that can lead to positive change if Indigenous leaders carry forward the momentum.   Paulette, a Denesuline elder, officer of the Order of Canada and longtime Indigenous...

March 31, 2023


Mixed feelings from Sask. Indigenous people after Catholic Church repudiates Doctrine of Discovery

Concepts like Doctrine of Discovery dismiss Indigenous peoples’ human rights: Roman Catholic Church\ Warning: this story contains distressing details. CBC News: The Vatican has formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, centuries after the colonial-era concept justified the occupation of lands stewarded by Indigenous peoples. The church’s statement drew mixed reactions. “As a [residential school] survivor,...

March 31, 2023


AFNQL Statement Following Pope Francis’ Announcement Rejecting the Doctrine of Discovery

by ahnationtalk on March 31, 2023 WENDAKE, QC, March 31, 2023 – Yesterday, the Vatican announced, 600 years too late, that it was finally rejecting the doctrine of discovery. Indeed, the AFNQL welcomes this announcement, but nonetheless emphasizes that the visit of the sovereign pontiff was a missed opportunity to address this setback during his visit last July...

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