Don’t Call It A Conquest: How Columbus, the Catholic Church & US Courts Destroyed Native Americans

Guest Bio

Steven Newcomb’s book Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery” was published by Fulcrum in 2008. Newcomb’s scholarship challenges the Vatican pattern of domination and dehumanization found in papal documents from the fifteenth century that has and continues to deeply influence U.S. federal Indian law and policy. Filmmaker Sheldon Wolfchild (Dakota) and Mr. Newcomb (Shawnee, Lenape) have completed a compelling documentary entitled “The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code,” based on Newcomb’s research and scholarship. The movie also expresses the Wisdom Teachings of Original Nations as expressed by traditional Elders such as Birgil Kills Straight (Oglala Lakota).