Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 5, 2023 4:07:52 GMT 12
VATICAN’S REJECTION OF ‘RACIST’ DOCTRINE JUSTIFYING COLONISATION ‘NOT ENOUGH’ – ADVOCATE
The Vatican’s rejection last week of its “racist” Doctrine of Discovery - used to justify the colonisation of Māori and other indigenous peoples - finally acknowledges its legacy of racism and dispossession, the Human Rights Commission says.
But indigenous rights advocate Tina Ngata (Ngāti Porou) argues that the Catholic Church’s epicentre of spiritual leadership has not gone far enough, with its announcement last Friday.
“The Doctrine of Discovery underpinned the idea that Indigenous Peoples were not human and thus European powers were free to colonise perceived empty territories, says Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi, Tainui), the commission’s indigenous rights governance partner.
“It is a racist doctrine and a source of inequality that Māori continue to experience today.”...
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/vaticans-rejection-of-racist-doctrine-justifying-colonisation-not-enough-advocate/UI6NQK2TNNHBZHGYLNNA6N4XWU/
The Vatican’s rejection last week of its “racist” Doctrine of Discovery - used to justify the colonisation of Māori and other indigenous peoples - finally acknowledges its legacy of racism and dispossession, the Human Rights Commission says.
But indigenous rights advocate Tina Ngata (Ngāti Porou) argues that the Catholic Church’s epicentre of spiritual leadership has not gone far enough, with its announcement last Friday.
“The Doctrine of Discovery underpinned the idea that Indigenous Peoples were not human and thus European powers were free to colonise perceived empty territories, says Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi, Tainui), the commission’s indigenous rights governance partner.
“It is a racist doctrine and a source of inequality that Māori continue to experience today.”...
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/vaticans-rejection-of-racist-doctrine-justifying-colonisation-not-enough-advocate/UI6NQK2TNNHBZHGYLNNA6N4XWU/