‘The root of all evil’: Indigenous community pleads with Pope to rescind Doctrine of Discovery

As Pope Francis visits Canada, Indigenous communities are calling on him to rescind the Doctrine of Discovery, a 15th-century Catholic Church pronouncement used to justify colonialism. Neetu Garcha delves into its devastating impact then and now.

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