NCAI Statement on Vatican’s Repudiation of “Doctrine of Discovery”

Today, the Vatican released a statement repudiating long held, church-endorsed concepts that “fail[ed] to recognize the inherent human rights of indigenous peoples, including what has become known as the legal and political ‘doctrine of discovery.'”Today, the Vatican released a statement repudiating long held, church-endorsed concepts that “fail[ed] to recognize the inherent human rights of indigenous peoples, including what has become known as the legal and political ‘doctrine of discovery.'”