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and incorporates the last twenty-five years of scholarship

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cultural revitalization: these are among the themes taken up by a broad cross-section of interviewees from across the United States and from Canada

Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery queer studies " ~ Clyde Bellecourt Bellecourt'sYou cannot discover lands already inhabited. Injustice has plagued American society for centuries. And we cannot move toward being a more just nation without understanding the root causes that have shaped our culture and institutions. In this prophetic blend of history, theology, and cultural commentary, Mark Charles and Soong Chan Rah reveal the far reaching, damaging effects of the "Doctrine of Discovery." In the fifteenth century, official church