religion – Indigenous Values Initiative https://indigenousvalues.org NYA WEÑHA SKÄ NOÑH: Thank you for being well Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:20:36 +0000 en hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/indigenousvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-indigenousvalues-color-512x512.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 religion – Indigenous Values Initiative https://indigenousvalues.org 32 32 130267695 Find us at the AAR https://indigenousvalues.org/find-us-at-the-aar/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:20:36 +0000 https://indigenousvalues.org/?p=24573 Read More]]>

Arts of Interpretation (Session ID: M21-201)

Date: Friday

Location: Tozzer Room #203, 21 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138

1:30-2:30 pm: The Legacy of Charles H. Long

  • Presenters: Davíd Carrasco & Raymond Carr
  • Contact: Philip P. Arnold, pparnold@syr.edu
  • Open to all AAR & SBL members

3-4:30 pm: How & Why White Supremacy Persists

  • Chair: Adam DJ Brett
  • Panelists: Philip P. Arnold, Natalie Avalos, Teresa Smallwood, Emilie Townes, & Corey D.B. Walker
  • Contact: Philip P. Arnold, pparnold@syr.edu
  • Open to all AAR & SBL members

The phenomenon of religion is exerting a critical role in the world. Our times require more robust religion theory. The tradition of the history of religions, as articulated by Charles Long, urges us to take religious phenomenology seriously. While the academy has spent years discounting and dismissing history of religions this panel investigates its continued relevance. Long foresaw how religion is integral to nation states and the rise of authoritarianism as an extension of colonialism as a context for cultural contact and erasure. There’s an urgency today for returning to Long’s critical theoretical framework from various perspectives with renewed vigor and creativity.

Panelist

  • David Carrasco
  • Raymond Carr
  • Philip P. Arnold
  • Natalie Avalos
  • Teresa Smallwood
  • Emilie Townes
  • Corey D.B. Walker

Doctrine of Discovery and Environmental Devastation

Date: Monday, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
Location: Hynes Convention Center, 310 (Session ID: A24-226)
Roundtable Session
Hosted by: Religion and Ecology Unit
Theme: Doctrine of Discovery and Environmental Devastation
The “Age of Discovery” ushered in widespread devastation for Indigenous Peoples through land theft, enslavement, and cultural and physical genocide. Rooted in 15th-century Papal Bulls known as the Doctrine of Discovery, colonial powers justified violence by declaring non-Christians as “enemies of Christ.” These decrees echoed the Crusades and aimed to establish a global Christian empire and economy, treating land as an extractive commodity. In 1823, the U.S. Supreme Court adopted this doctrine in Johnson v. M’Intosh, embedding it in U.S. property law to justify further Indigenous land seizure. Though rooted in Catholic theology, this logic has shaped U.S. Protestant nation-building and persists today. The economic systems born from these ideologies—including the transatlantic slave trade and modern corporate extractivism—have played a central role in the environmental crises we now face. Environmental destruction and Indigenous dispossession are thus deeply intertwined in the legacy of colonial expansion.

Panelist

  • Philip P. Arnold
  • Sandra Bigtree
  • Karenna Gore
  • Betty Lyons
  • Sarah Nahar

Respondent

Kimberly Carfore

 

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  • November 21, 1:30-4:30PM
  • Tozzer Room #203, 21 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138
  • Open to all AAR & SBL members

The phenomenon of religion is exerting a critical role in the world. Our times require more robust religion theory. The tradition of the history of religions, as articulated by Charles Long, urges us to take religious phenomenology seriously. While the academy has spent years discounting and dismissing history of religions this panel investigates its continued relevance. Long foresaw how religion is integral to nation states and the rise of authoritarianism as an extension of colonialism as a context for cultural contact and erasure. There’s an urgency today for returning to Long’s critical theoretical framework from various perspectives with renewed vigor and creativity.

1:30-2:30 pm: The Legacy of Charles H. Long

Presenters: Davíd Carrasco (Harvard Divinity School) & Raymond Carr (Harvard University)

3-4:30 pm: How & Why White Supremacy Persists

Panelists: Philip P. Arnold (Syracuse University), Natalie Avalos (University of Colorado Boulder), Theresa Smallwood (United Lutheran Seminary), Emilie Townes (Boston University), & Corey D.B. Walker (Wake Forest University School of Divinity)

Chair: Adam DJ Brett

]]> 24049 WCNY presents Rumble https://indigenousvalues.org/wcny-presents-rumble/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 15:26:55 +0000 https://new.indigenousvalues.org/?p=1945 Read More]]> Rumble Indie Lens Screening

Thank you all for your partnership to bring the Indie Lens Screening of “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World” to our community. Following are the details and agenda for the event. In red are action items. If there is anyone else involved who should be included, please forward this information along. And if you have any edits/suggestions, please let me know.

WCNY’s Marketing team will update our website posting to reflect our additional partners/details (Indigenous Values Initiative), as well as update social media posts and news release/calendar alerts. We will encourage advance registration, since seating at the Auburn Public Theater is limited (please confirm total number of possible seats at 180). Please continue to promote this event through your networks and share the registration link: http://www.wcny.org/events/rumble-the-indians-that-rocked-the-world/

DESCRIPTION: 

  • RUMBLE brings to light a profound and missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence. Featuring music icons Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, and Taboo, RUMBLE shows how these pioneering Native musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives.
  • A discussion guide with details about the film and bios of the featured artists has been shared with Rob and Sandy.
  • Broadcast Premiere on PBS will be Monday, Jan. 21, 2019.

SCREENING JANUARY 16, 2019:

  • At 6:30 P.M., Courtney will share information about the Equal Rights Heritage Center, then instruct attendees to make their way to the Auburn Public Theater for screening.
  • (Partnership with Philip Arnold, founding director Skä·noñh, Great Law of Peace Center, and president of Indigenous Values Initiative and Sandy Bigtree, musician and member of Indigenous Values Initiative)7-9 p.m. screening at Auburn Public Theater, Auburn, NY. (contact is Angela Daddabbo)
  • Registration table to be provided. WCNY will man registration table.
  • Podium and microphone to be provided by Center, as well as some seating.
  • Octane Social House (Rob Otterstatter) will be coordinating the reception and providing hors d’oeuvres and beverages.5-7 p.m. reception at Equal Rights Heritage Center, Auburn (contact is Courtney Rae Kasper)
  • At 6:50 p.m., Cristina will introduce Indie Lens Screening of film Rumble.At 8:30 p.m., Sandy Bigtree and Phil Arnold will moderate community conversation around film.Movie will play from 7 p.m. to 8:30. Approximate Running Time: 86 minutes. DVDs were provided to Rob, who will get them to Angela to test in advance.
  • At 9:00 p.m., Angela will thank guests for coming.

Cristina will bring surveys to Auburn Public Theater for placement on all seats.

At 5:40 p.m., Mayor Quill will introduce Sandy Bigtree and Phil Arnold (bios: https://indigenousvalues.org/about/our-team/) to discuss Indigenous Values Initiative and introduce conversation topics/question for audience feedback and participation.

  • At 5:30 p.m., Rob will make introductory remarks and introduce Mayor Quill.

 Learn more at WCNY.

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