Interview · South Dakota · Faith Spotted Eagle · OSEU 6
Themes: Land & stewardship, Treaties & sovereignty, Values & generosity, Listening & observation
Learn About questions
What was the first treaty in 1778 about?
How were the Spanish and English ideas about treaties different from each other?
What is the Doctrine of Discovery?
How did the Doctrine of Discovery get started? Who created it?
How are churches today speaking out about the Doctrine of Discovery?
Who are conquered people?
Learn From questions
How does developing my understanding of the Doctrine of Discovery impact my understanding of the history of the US?
In what way have I been conquered by someone or something?
What are examples of things in my own history that took many years to change?
Transcripts
Pt 2 Doctrine of Discovery - Faith Spotted Eagle - OSEU 6
Watch this interview on YouTubeWhen the treaty era began, it began with the Delaware in 1778. I think it was that the first treaty was made. And then in the very beginning, the intent of the treaty imparted good philosophy from the Spanish. I believe it was a philosopher named Vittoria. He influenced the Spanish emperor, or whatever he was called in that country, because he said that if Spain came to America and came across these lands, that they would have to observe that the Indian people lived here.
And they would come respectfully, and they couldn't create a war just to take the land. It wasn't ethically right to do that. So the thinking from the Spanish people was really awesome when you think about it. So they came, and that thinking prevailed for a number of years. But it changed suddenly when the Euro-American people got involved, and they came up with this doctrine of discovery, which came from some papal bulls in the church.
And they said, in the doctrine of discovery, if you come across any people and you conquer them, their lands are yours. And so that began to change, completely demolishing our history. Because when the English came, they automatically asserted that this land was theirs, because they defeated us. And so I know the exciting thing about the doctrine of discovery is that the church is speaking out against it at this point in time.
As we sit here in 2012, many of the churches are coming forward and saying that was a horrible philosophy to put forward on conquered people. And so it's taken this long, almost 500 years later, to address that. And so that set the whole stage for the
treaty-making era. It changed drastically.
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Learn ABOUT Learn FROM
(deep listening, information) (deep sharing, transformation)
What was the first treaty in 1778 about? 1. How does developing my understanding
How were the Spanish and English ideas of the Doctrine of Discovery impact my
about treaties different from each understanding of the history of the US?
other? 2. In what way have | been conquered by
What is the Doctrine of Discovery? someone or something?
How did the Doctrine of Discovery get 3. What are examples of things in my own
started? Who created it? history that took many years to change?
How are churches today speaking out
about the Doctrine of Discovery?
Who are conquered people? 4 nd
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OSEU 6: FAITH SPOTTED EAGLE PART 2
DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY
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Doctrine of Discovery
Pt 2 Doctrine of Discovery - Faith Spotted Eagle -
OSEU 6
When the treaty era began, it began with the Delaware in 1778. I think it was that the
first treaty was made. And then in the very beginning, the intent of the treaty imparted
good philosophy from the Spanish. I believe it was a philosopher named Vittoria. He
influenced the Spanish emperor, or whatever he was called in that country, because he
said that if Spain came to America and came across these lands, that they would have
to observe that the Indian people lived here.
And they would come respectfully, and they couldn't create a war just to take the land. It
wasn't ethically right to do that. So the thinking from the Spanish people was really
awesome when you think about it. So they came, and that thinking prevailed for a
number of years. But it changed suddenly when the Euro-American people got involved,
and they came up with this doctrine of discovery, which came from some papal bulls in
the church.
And they said, in the doctrine of discovery, if you come across any people and you
conquer them, their lands are yours. And so that began to change, completely
demolishing our history. Because when the English came, they automatically asserted
that this land was theirs, because they defeated us. And so I know the exciting thing
about the doctrine of discovery is that the church is speaking out against it at this point
in time.
As we sit here in 2012, many of the churches are coming forward and saying that was a
horrible philosophy to put forward on conquered people. And so it's taken this long,
almost 500 years later, to address that. And so that set the whole stage for the
treaty-making era. It changed drastically.