Episode 24 – Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery with Sarah Augustine

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On this episode, Christine and Sarah Augustine delve into the Doctrine of Discovery, its historic implications for Indigenous peoples, and the continued impression of colonial insurance policies, significantly the ramifications of boarding colleges. They talk about the deep-rooted results of kid removing and cultural erasure, whereas additionally exploring the intersection of religion and social justice. On this dialog, Christine Sine and Sarah Augustine discover the devastating impression of the damming of Celilo Falls on native Indigenous tradition, and the necessity for a shift from charity to restore in supporting Indigenous communities. They talk about the significance of land again packages and the way white individuals can successfully assist Indigenous actions in direction of decolonization and environmental stewardship.

Sarah Augustine, who’s a Pueblo (Tewa) descendant, is co- founder and Govt Director of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery. She can also be the co-founder of Suriname Indigenous Well being Fund (SIHF), the place she has labored in relationship with susceptible Indigenous Peoples since 2005. She has represented the pursuits of Indigenous group companions to their very own governments, the Inter-American improvement financial institution, the UN, the Group of American States Inter-American Fee on Human Rights, the WHO, and a bunch of different worldwide actors together with company pursuits. She is a columnist for Anabaptist World, and co-hosts the Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery podcast with Sheri Hostetler. She has taught at Heritage College, CWU, and Goshen School. In Washington State she serves in a management function on a number of boards and commissions to allow susceptible peoples to talk for themselves in advocating for structural change. She is creator of the guide The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery (Herald Press 2021), and co-author, with Sheri Hostetler, of So We and Our Youngsters Might Dwell: Following Jesus in Confronting the Local weather Disaster (Herald Press 2023).

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