Indigenous Organizations React to Vatican Repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery

OTTAWA – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is hailing the Vatican’s recent move to formally repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, which paved the way for colonization of Indigenous lands across Turtle Island. The 15th-century papal bulls still form the basis of some property laws in Canada. AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald welcomed the Vatican’s statement, stating that it reaffirms the church’s magisterium as not being part of the papal bulls that granted such &lsqu