Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery

S06E12: How The Revolutionary War Reshaped Haudenosaunee Governance with Tom Porter

We talk with Tom Porter about how colonization and the Revolutionary War reshaped Mohawk and Haudenosaunee leadership, identity, and survival, including the complicated l

S06E11: What Changes When Earth Is Your Mother with Tom Porter

We talk about how Haudenosaunee ceremonies survived generations of fear, shame, and punishment, and why we decide it is time to share teachings openly without asking anyo

S06E10: How Colonial Law Shaped Modern Data Extraction

Clicking “I agree” can feel harmless until you hear what it echoes. We follow a striking thread from the Doctrine of Discovery and Terra Nullius to the digital present, w

S06E09: The Legacy of Charles H. Long Part 2: How & Why White Supremacy Persists

Ever wonder how a 15th‑century church decree still shapes who owns land in the United States today? We follow the Doctrine of Discovery from papal bulls and royal charter

Remembering The Teacher: Charles H. Long (Part 1)

The story begins with a mentor called simply “the teacher.” From a first lecture on sky gods to late-night phone calls and a leather coat the color of memory, we trace ho

Inside The Seven Mountains Mandate And The Rise Of Turning Point USA

Power rarely announces itself as a plan. Here, it does. We dive into the Seven Mountains mandate with Matthew Boedy, tracing how Turning Point USA evolved from a campus b

S06E06: Sacred Waters: Trauma of the Erie Canal

A celebrated waterway can also be a wound. We open the Erie Canal’s familiar legend and find the story most of us never learned: how a triumph of engineering cut a dam th

S06E05: The Sloan Lecture - The Oneidas, the Best Land, and the Erie Canal - By Susan Brewer

We trace the Erie Canal’s celebrated corridor through one farm in Oneida, New York, revealing how innovation rode alongside broken treaties, pressured sales and the erasu

S06E04: Clearing Iroquoia: New York’s Land Grab in the 1779 Campaigns of the American Revolution

We trace how the Sullivan–Clinton campaign was conceived and executed as a land seizure against the Haudenosaunee, not a simple response to raids. We follow letters, orde

S06E03: How Rethinking God, Gender, And Nature Can Heal A Burning World

A campfire changes the kind of conversation you can have. With scholar and wilderness guide Kimberly Carfore, we lean into that flame to ask why so much of Western faith

S6E02: A Theologian Confronts the Doctrine of Discovery and Calls for Institutional Repair

Jeannine Hill Fletcher, a theologian trained to interpret religious diversity, arrives at a white, Jesuit university and realizes something unsettling: you can’t do justi

Defending Mother Earth from The Doctrine of Christian Discovery #NoKings

Standing on the shores of Onondaga Lake—the birthplace of democracy in North America—Haudenosaunee knowledge keepers share timeless wisdom about our relationship with Mot

Teaching Uncomfortable History: The Doctrine of Discovery

Holly Rine, associate professor of history at Le Moyne College, offers a compelling perspective on teaching the Doctrine of Discovery at a Jesuit institution. With remark

S05E07: Indigenous Wisdom for Planetary Healing with Yuria Celidwen

Yuria Celidwen, a Nahua and Maya scholar and UC Berkeley postdoctoral researcher, shares how Indigenous wisdom offers pathways for collective healing beyond colonial mind

S05E06: Rethinking Our Values: Indigenous Values for a Sustainable Future

This episode explores the vital need for a value change rooted in indigenous perspectives, particularly the teachings of the Haudenosaunee. Listeners are invited to refle

S05E05: Reimagining Legal Frameworks: Protecting Native American Sacred Sites and Sovereignty

What if the key to protecting Native American sacred sites lies not within the confines of existing religious freedom laws, but in a reimagined legal strategy? Join us as

S05E04: Unveiling the Doctrine of Discovery: Historical Injustice and Pathways to Healing

Uncover the often overlooked yet deeply influential Doctrine of Discovery with us, as we bring political science instructor and former Congressional candidate Steve Schwa

S05E03 Reclaiming Faith: Dismantling White Christian Supremacy and Healing Through Indigenous Spirituality

What if the very religion that oppressed your ancestors could also be your path to liberation? Join us as we engage with Soulforce's representatives—Reverend Alba On

S05E02: Exploring the Legacy of Vine Deloria Jr. on Native American Thought with Philip Deloria

Discover the transformative power of Native American thought and religious studies in our conversation with the esteemed Philip Deloria. Learn about the profound legacy o

S05E01: Bridging History and Today: Religion, Law, and Indigenous Influences in American Democracy with Winifred Sullivan

How have universities become the focal point of inclusive religious dialogue? Join us for a captivating episode as we converse with Winifred Sullivan, a professor at Indi