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Christianity and the Inadequacy of “Freedom and Human Rights”

Session Description:

This session explores the relationship of the doctrine of Christian discovery to the legal entrapment of Indigenous Peoples, as well as the role of Christian concepts on both sides of the debate in the United States Congress and Supreme Court in the 1830s over what would come to be known as the Trail of Tears. It shows how these Christian concepts, even at their best, have failed Indigenous Peoples in their struggles to maintain their original, free, and independent existence. It shows how, at their worst, these concepts have contributed directly to genocide.

  • Date
    August 17, 2023
  • Time
    5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Location
    E353a