Indigenous Religious Traditions Archives

“Climates of Anti-Blackness: Religion, Race and Environmental Politics in Bolivia” by Mareike Winchell

Jun 6, 2023Canopy ForumEssaysEnvironmental Law, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Indigenous Religious Traditions, June 2023, Latin America (Geography), Winchell, Mareike

The sunset in Santa Ana de Chiquitos, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, by Osireg. (CC BY-SA 2.0). It was sweltering — nearly 90 degrees. The thatched roof of the community building provided limited relief. We pulled up chairs diagonally, maneuvering to miss the sun’s imposing rays. These thatched buildings have emerged as sites of interest in media…

“Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Missing Cover of the Jigsaw Puzzle” by Steven Newcomb

Apr 13, 2023Canopy ForumSeriesApril 2023, Constitutional Law, History, Indigenous Religious Traditions, Newcomb, Steven T.

“A Close Up View of a Puzzle Piece” by Pierre Bamin (Unsplash license). This article is part of our “200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands” series.If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. The Jig Saw Puzzle February 28, 2023 marked 200 years since Chief Justice John…

“Johnson v. M’Intosh, Wi Parata v. Bishop of Wellington, and the Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoa-New Zealand” by Tina Ngata

Apr 11, 2023Canopy ForumSeriesApril 2023, History, Indigenous Religious Traditions, Ngata, Tina, Oceania (Geography), Property Law

Lake Mystery, Canterbury, New Zealand by Michal Klajban (CC BY-SA 4.0). This article is part of our “200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands” series.If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. Here in Aotearoa-New Zealand the doctrine of discovery is, for many, a very new concept. If…

“The Legacy of the Right to Control Land and Dependency” by Kerri J. Malloy

Apr 1, 2023Canopy ForumSeriesApril 2023, Federal Indian Law, History, Indigenous Religious Traditions, Malloy, Kerri J., Property Law

This article is part of our “200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands” series. If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. Legacy embeds the actions and inactions of those before us into the current legal, political, and social processes. Reverberating through history are the echoes of words…

“The International Law of Colonialism: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Discovery Applied Worldwide” by Robert J. Miller

Mar 30, 2023Canopy ForumSeriesColonialism, History, Indigenous Religious Traditions, March 2023, Miller, Robert J., Property Law

This article is part of our “200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands” series. If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. The United States Supreme Court’s first Indian law case, Johnson v. M’Intosh, was decided in 1823. In that case, the Court summarized and then applied four…

“Johnson v. M’Intosh, Plenary Power, and Our Colonial Constitution” by Alexandra Fay

Mar 29, 2023Canopy ForumSeriesAlexandra Fay, Constitutional Law, Federal Indian Law, History, Indigenous Religious Traditions, March 2023

“Wife and Child of Bull Plume” by Kathryn Woodman Leighton (Wikimedia PD-US) This article is part of our “200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands” series. If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. In Johnson v. M’Intosh, Chief Justice John Marshall articulated the doctrine of discovery as…

“However, Extravagant The Pretensions Of Johnson V. M’Intosh” by Betty Lyons and Adam DJ Brett

Mar 23, 2023Canopy ForumSeriesBrett, Adam DJ, Federal Indian Law, History, Indigenous Religious Traditions, Lyons, Betty, March 2023, Property Law

The George Washington Belt, the Two Row Wampum, and the Hiawatha Belt. The Canandaigua, Two Row, and Haudenosaunee Confederacy Wampum Belts. Image by Lindsay Speer, 2008. This article is part of our “200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands” series.If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. “Democracy…

“Haaland v. Brackeen and the Logic of Discovery” by Dana Lloyd

Mar 18, 2023Canopy ForumSeriesFamily Law, Federal Indian Law, History, Indigenous Religious Traditions, Lloyd, Dana, March 2023

Old Supreme Court Chamber by Michael Savidge (CC BY-SA 4.0). This article is part of our “200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands” series. If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. In 1823, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in Johnson v M’Intosh, the first…

“The Contemporary Presence of Discovery’s Assertion in Canada” by Mark Tremblay

Mar 14, 2023Canopy ForumSeriesFederal Indian Law, History, Indigenous Religious Traditions, March 2023, Property Law, Tremblay, Mark

“First Nations dancers watch the Canada Day celebrations in Calgary, Alberta – 2022” by Dwayne Reilander / Wikimedia CC-BYSA-4.0. This article is part of our “200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands” series. If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. Many groups and organizations have taken actions…

“Order, Economy, and Legality: Johnson v. M’Intosh after Two Hundred Years” by Andrew Little

Mar 11, 2023Canopy ForumSeriesFederal Indian Law, History, Human Rights, Indigenous Religious Traditions, Little, Andrew, March 2023, Property Law

Indian Creek in Bears Ears National Monument by US Bureau of Land Management. This article is part of our “200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands” series. If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. Mother Earth is the wellspring of indigenous culture, religion, and economic life.It forms…