Outcome Documents for
200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh (JvM): Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of Racism
This website is the official archive of the outcome publications from the Henry J. Luce Foundation Grant Funded project “200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh (JvM): Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of Racism". Professor Philip P. Arnold was the PI on this project which ran from 2022-2024. Project activities included a conference, podcasts, and various types of publications.
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“200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh (JvM): Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of Racism,” is a collaborative initiative made possible through relationships developed over 30 years between academic and Indigenous communities. At its core, the project seeks to interrogate and critically examine connections between the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (DOCD), the Catholic Papal Bulls that undergird the Doctrine, and the Doctrine’s pernicious influence on United States Indian Law today.
The 200th anniversary of JvM provides an excellent moment to challenge the theology and jurisprudence of DOCD and this critical Supreme Court decision. The project will deliver a range of digital products and written works combined with a host of public outreach activities to raise awareness about the harmful impacts of the DOCD and provide support for a global movement of Indigenous People’s that seek to repudiate it.
White v. University of California (9th Cir., 2014) - Domination Translator Series - Part 10
Part 10 of Steven T. Newcomb's Domination Translator Series examining the Doctrine of Discovery in U.S. Supreme Court cases. UC professors attempted to prevent repatriation of Kumeyaay Nation ancestral remains, invoking tribal sovereignty immunity doctrines.
Steven T. Newcomb
Tee Hit Ton Indians v. United States (1955) - Domination Translator Series - Part 9
Part 09 of Steven T. Newcomb's Domination Translator Series examining the Doctrine of Discovery in U.S. Supreme Court cases. Tee Hit Ton v. U.S. (1955) denied Native peoples compensation for lands taken by the U.S. government under the Doctrine of Discovery.
Steven T. Newcomb
President 'Teddy' Roosevelt's Monroe Doctrine Corollary - Domination Translator Series - Part 8
Part 08 of Steven T. Newcomb's Domination Translator Series examining the Doctrine of Discovery in U.S. Supreme Court cases. Teddy Roosevelt's 1904 Monroe Doctrine Corollary asserted U.S. imperial dominion over the Western Hemisphere and its indigenous peoples.
Steven T. Newcomb
Martin v. Waddell (1842) - Domination Translator Series - Part 7
Part 07 of Steven T. Newcomb's Domination Translator Series examining the Doctrine of Discovery in U.S. Supreme Court cases. Martin v. Waddell (1842) applied the Doctrine of Discovery to oyster beds, asserting European discovery gave absolute property rights.
Steven T. Newcomb
The Monroe Doctrine (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 6
Part 06 of Steven T. Newcomb's Domination Translator Series examining the Doctrine of Discovery in U.S. Supreme Court cases. The Monroe Doctrine (1823) extended U.S. claims of 'ultimate dominion' over the Western Hemisphere, following the Doctrine of Discovery.
Steven T. Newcomb
The Marshall Trilogy: Worcester v. Georgia (1832) - Domination Translator Series - Part 5
Part 05 of Steven T. Newcomb's Domination Translator Series examining the Doctrine of Discovery in U.S. Supreme Court cases. The 1832 Worcester v. Georgia ruling protected Native nations from state laws, yet affirmed federal domination under the Doctrine of Discovery.
Steven T. Newcomb
The Marshall Trilogy: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) - Domination Translator Series - Part 4
Part 04 of Steven T. Newcomb's Domination Translator Series examining the Doctrine of Discovery in U.S. Supreme Court cases. In 1831, the Cherokee Nation sought Supreme Court protection from Georgia's laws designed to annihilate their political existence.
Steven T. Newcomb
The Marshall Trilogy: Johnson v. McIntosh, 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823) - Domination Translator Series - Part 3
Part 03 of Steven T. Newcomb's Domination Translator Series examining the Doctrine of Discovery in U.S. Supreme Court cases. The 1823 landmark Johnson v. McIntosh case established the Doctrine of Discovery as U.S. law, denying Native nations' property rights.
Steven T. Newcomb
Fletcher v. Peck (1810) - Domination Translator Series - Part 2
Part 02 of Steven T. Newcomb's Domination Translator Series examining the Doctrine of Discovery in U.S. Supreme Court cases. The Fletcher v. Peck case examined whether the U.S. courts would recognize Indian title to land, and how colonial charters justified domination.
Steven T. Newcomb
The Domination Translator Series - Complete Index
The Domination Translator Series is a comprehensive 15-part extended essay examining the historical and ongoing impact of the Doctrine of Discovery on United States legal jurisprudence. Trace the evolution of how medieval principles of Christian supremacy became embedded in American constitutional law from 1810 to the present.
Steven T. Newcomb
