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The traveling history exhibit \u201cDismantling the Doctrine of Discovery\u201d is currently open at Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s Campus Center through March 2.<\/p>\n

The discovery doctrine is a \u201cphilosophical and legal framework dating to the 15th century\u201d that supports the way in which colonial powers claimed land belonging to indigenous peoples, according to exhibit coordinators. In the United States, Supreme Court rulings, beginning in 1832 and continuing through 2005, support this doctrine. Some modern legal theorists have posited its premises are controversial.<\/p>\n

Two staff members from Mennonite Central Committee<\/a>, which sponsors the exhibit, will also be on campus Wednesday, March 2, for a chapel presentation in Lehman Auditorium at 10 a.m. and a participatory workshop, \u201cThe Loss of Turtle Island,\u201d from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Greeting Hall. The workshop, which was created by the Canadian ecumenical justice organization KAIROS and later adapted by MCC Central States, helps people see their place in the larger picture of Native American history.<\/p>\n

Both the exhibit and events highlight often unheard narratives from Native American history and challenge commonly held assumptions about indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada. The church\u2019s role in injustices and human rights violations that occurred in the Western Hemisphere beginning in the 15th century is also noted.<\/p>\n

The World Council of Churches, as well as several other Christian denominations, including the United Church of Christ<\/a> and the United Methodist Church<\/a>, have made resolutions in support of repudiation of church involvement in the doctrine. In 2007, the United Nations passed the \u201cDeclaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples<\/a>,\u201d and has held multiple panel discussions<\/a> from global representatives of indigenous peoples on the Doctrine of Discovery.<\/p>\n

MCC Central States<\/a> staff Erica Littlewolf and Karin Kaufman Wall will make the chapel presentation and facilitate the evening event. Littlewolf, who coordinates MCC Central States\u2019 Indigenous Vision Center, is from the Northern Cheyenne tribe of southeastern Montana and currently lives in Albuquerque. Wall, who lives in North Newton, Kansas, is peace and justice education coordinator for MCC Central States and previously worked in Bosnia-Herzegovina.<\/p>\n

It is the first Virginia visit for the exhibit, which has previously appeared at the Mennonite Church USA Convention, Mennonite World Conference Assembly and other sites. A group of Mennonite church leaders created the display to educate and raise awareness among Mennonites and others.<\/p>\n

The two guest presenters will also visit a \u201cGlobalization and Justice\u201d class, as well classes in social work practices and policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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