Announcing Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Campaign for Oak Flat

November 14, 2020Tim Nafziger

Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Coalition (DDoD) is starting a campaign backing the San Carlos Apache led efforts to save Oak Flat from destruction by a proposed copper mine. You are invited to join in! Oak Flat, (Chi’chil Bildagoteel) is a sacred site of the San Carlos Apache from time immemorial. It is a place … Continue reading Announcing Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Campaign for Oak Flat

Call for Submissions

January 10, 2020Sheri Hostetler

The Arts and Education Committee of the Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Coalition is assembling a new resource on the topic of reparations and repair. It will contain biblical and theological reflections as well as stories about how people have practiced reparative justice on the ground. Our intended audience is Anabaptist congregations, but our past resources (see here) have been … Continue reading Call for Submissions

Reparations: An Atonement Connection

September 10, 2019danik

Contributed by J. Denny Weaver, In the movement to dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, reparations should be a part of the discussion. The historical facts are undeniable: land theft and multiple kinds of destruction committed against the bodies of Indigenous Peoples by Europeans. Of course, people alive today are not personally guilty of these multiple … Continue reading Reparations: An Atonement Connection

One Small Step Toward Reparations

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018Sheri Hostetler

Janet Kroeker and Katerina Friesen, members of Mennonite congregations that have studied and lamented the impacts of the Doctrine of Discovery, created an addendum to the purchase agreement of a house one of them is selling and the other buying. We encourage others looking to buy or sell homes to be in conversation with local … Continue reading One Small Step Toward Reparations

Federal Court Ruling on the Indian Child Welfare Act

October 18, 2018Sheri Hostetler

A Oct. 10 article in the Washington Post has reported that a landmark law governing the adoption of Native American children that was designed to keep them within Native American families has been struck down as unconstitutional by a federal judge in Texas. Says the article, “In an Oct. 4 ruling that has stunned Native … Continue reading Federal Court Ruling on the Indian Child Welfare Act