Outcome Documents for
200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh (JvM): Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of Racism
This website is the official archive of the outcome publications from the Henry J. Luce Foundation Grant Funded project “200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh (JvM): Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of Racism". Professor Philip P. Arnold was the PI on this project which ran from 2022-2024. Project activities included a conference, podcasts, and various types of publications.
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“200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh (JvM): Indigenous Responses to the Religious Foundations of Racism,” is a collaborative initiative made possible through relationships developed over 30 years between academic and Indigenous communities. At its core, the project seeks to interrogate and critically examine connections between the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (DOCD), the Catholic Papal Bulls that undergird the Doctrine, and the Doctrine’s pernicious influence on United States Indian Law today.
The 200th anniversary of JvM provides an excellent moment to challenge the theology and jurisprudence of DOCD and this critical Supreme Court decision. The project will deliver a range of digital products and written works combined with a host of public outreach activities to raise awareness about the harmful impacts of the DOCD and provide support for a global movement of Indigenous People’s that seek to repudiate it.
Other Forms of Dwelling: A Dalit – Feminist Perspective
Lakshmi frames Dalit feminist values alongside Indigenous frameworks to show alternative forms of dwelling, relation, and resistance beyond colonial modernity.
Shrutika Lakshmi
Hindu Political Theology: Beyond Hindutva’s Political Monotheism
Somayajula reads Hindutva as political theology, showing how Hindu nationalism flattens religious diversity and urging a more inclusive Hindu identity.
Pranay Somayajula
Expecting Excellence in Education: When Content Conditions Class Consciousness
Chaness links white supremacy, settler colonialism, and anti-Indian racism, showing how Indigenous values and pedagogy reshape critical classroom practice.
Michael E. Chaness
Flesh of Words: Confrontation, Navigation, and Integrity in the English Classroom
Hurtado uses Critical Race Theory and Latina feminisms to show how multiethnic curricula can confront colonial legacies and teach resistance in class.
Roberta Hurtado
Schools, Teachers, and Teacher Educators: Education Through the Disruption of White Supremacy
Radhakrishnan examines how U.S. schooling reproduces white supremacy and identifies teacher education strategies to disrupt curriculum, instruction, and policy.
Ritu Radhakrishnan
Dismantling White Supremacy in the Classroom and Beyond
Jimenez shows criminal justice education must confront white supremacy by centering race, power and oppression to transform teaching and policies now.
Celinet Duran Jimenez
Unselling the Classroom: Confronting History and Ourselves
Berlin urges teachers to confront settler colonialism and white supremacy by centering Indigenous history critical pedagogy, and accountability today.
Elaina Berlin
S06E08: Remembering The Teacher: Charles H. Long (Part 1)
In this episode Davíd Carrasco and Raymond Carr honor the legacy of Charles H. Long, a towering figure in religious studies. Carrasco recalls Long’s innovative method of starting with texts, myths, or stories to explore culture and meaning, and he highlights Long’s insistence on creation myths as the foundation for human creativity and reality. The conversation delves into Long’s critique of America’s racist history and his concept of ‘colonizer watchers’—those oppressed by colonialism who might forge a new world. Carrasco reflects on Long’s influence in Mexico and his standing as an improvisational thinker whose work resists neat categorization. Raymond Carr offers insight into managing Long’s papers, noting how the scholar refused to be confined by disciplinary boundaries. Together the guests paint a vivid picture of Long’s role as a teacher and the enduring relevance of his ideas. Listeners reflect on how Long’s vision might inform today’s struggle and scholarship.
Philip P. Arnold
Sandra Bigtree
Adam DJ Brett
S06E07: Inside The Seven Mountains Mandate And The Rise Of Turning Point USA
Matthew Boedy, a professor at the University of North Georgia, discussed his book 'The Seven Mountains Mandate' on Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and its influence on Christian nationalism. TPUSA, founded by Charlie Kirk, has expanded from a college student group to a nationwide movement, with a budget of $100 million. The organization targets seven cultural institutions: education, government, religion, family, business, media, and entertainment, aiming to replace secular influences with Christian ones. Boedy highlighted TPUSA's impact on higher education, its use of rhetoric, and its significant financial backing. The conversation also touched on the historical context of Christian nationalism and its implications for democracy.
Philip P. Arnold
Sandra Bigtree
Adam DJ Brett
S06E06: Sacred Waters: Trauma of the Erie Canal
We, the Haudenosaunee, do not celebrate the Erie Canal despite all efforts to remove us and dispossess us. We remain. We are still here.
Philip P. Arnold
Sandra Bigtree
Adam DJ Brett
