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April 14, 2023
The Doctrine of Discovery and its grip on Indigenous lands
APTN: The Vatican responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery.” There are many questions surrounding the doctrine. APTN News asked experts to help explain whether it actually can be rescinded, renounced or revoked....
March 31, 2023
Johnson v. M’Intosh: 200 years of legal misery for Native people
The landmark 1823 Supreme Court case set a precedent that has undermined tribal sovereignty ever since ICT: RENAE DITMER If Johnson v. M’Intosh isn’t one of the first cases presented on the first day of law school everywhere in the United States, Michael-Corey F. Hinton would be surprised, and likely, sorely disappointed. The landmark case, decided 200...
March 31, 2023
Johnson v. M’Intosh: 200 years of legal misery for Native people
The landmark 1823 Supreme Court case set a precedent that has undermined tribal sovereignty ever since ICT: RENAE DITMER If Johnson v. M’Intosh isn’t one of the first cases presented on the first day of law school everywhere in the United States, Michael-Corey F. Hinton would be surprised, and likely, sorely disappointed. The landmark case, decided 200...