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MAY 15, 2012
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By Lynette Wilson
' Episcopal News Service
NEW YORK CITY In the
1850s, Native people living in
the western United States signed
"peace" treaties with the federal
government in exchange for land
that was to provide a safe homeland
and economic opportunities, said
Cheryle A. Kennedy, chairwoman
of the Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde, during an ecumeni
cal panel discussion on Monday,
May 7, at the United Nations
Church Center.
A century later, in 1954, in an
"act of termination," when the
government took the land back
and stripped the Native people of
their indigenous status, "many bad
things happened, but we were not
broken," she continued.
In the 1970s, members of the
Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde resolved to overturn the
government's decision and by 1983
their indigenous status had been
restored. In 1988, almost 10,000
acres were returned.
Since then, Kennedy said, they've
been buying back land "acre by
acre."
The Episcopal Church and other
faith groups were among the spon
sors of the U.N. panel session, titled
"Churches Disavow the Doctrine of
Discovery: Calling for Poverty Alle
viation and Healing," which sought
to address education, land rights, 4
recbliciliationrhealihg and'practi-
cal next steps. It was attended by
almost two dozen people.
The panel discussion took place
sUJ:
Cheryl A. Kennedy
on the first
day of the
11th ses
sion of the
United Na
tions Per
m a n e n t
Forum on
Indigenous
Issues
meeting
held May
7-18 and
themed 'The Doctrine of Discovery:
Its enduring impact on indigenous
peoples and the right to redress
for past conquests (articles 28 and
37 of the United Nations Declara
tion on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples)."
The "Doctrine of Discovery" refers
to international laws that set forth
the ways in which colonial powers
laid claim to newly discovered terri
tories beginning in the early 1500s
and continuing through the 1700s.
Throughout the 19th century,
it was believed that the United
States, specifically people of Anglo-Saxon
descent, were destined
to expand across the continent, in
what was referred to as "Manifest
Destiny."
The 2009 meeting of the General
Convention of the Episcopal Church
passed a resolution repudiating the
Doctrine of Discovery. The Anglican
Church of Canada took a similar ac
tion in 2010, followed by the World
Council of Churches in 2012. ' .
In addition to Kennedy, the panel
included Episcopal Church Pre
siding Bishop Katharine Jefferts
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IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE
CONFEDERATED TRIBES
OF THE GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON
CASENO.C-12-03-001
DECREE NAME CHANGE
In the Matter of:
CASHATT, SUMMER,
Petitioner,
Based on the allegations set forth in the Petition for Change of
Name filed by Petitioner on March 21, 2012.
THE COURT FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
1. This Court has jurisdiction over the Petitioner and the subject
matter of the Petition herein;
2. The Petitioner is over 18 years of age;
3. The Petitioner is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
4. The Petitioner has not petitioned and been granted a change of
name by the Tribal Court within the past twelve (12) months;
5. The Petitioner has served Notice to Creditors and has served
Notice to Former Spouse, and no other persons are entitled to notice
of the Petition.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED AND DECREED:
1. The name of the Petitioner is changed from Summer Rose
Cashatt to Summer Rose Mercier;
2. The Clerk of the Tribal Court shall cause a copy of this order
to be published in the Tribal Newsletter;
3. The Clerk of the Tribal Court shall submit a certified copy of
this order to the Grand Ronde Tribal Enrollment office;
4. The Clerk of the Court shall provide a certified copy of the Order
to the Oregon State Department of Vital Statistics.
DATED THIS 3rd DAY OF MAY, 2012.
Suzanne Ojibway Townsend,
Chief Judge
Schori; Robert J. Miller, a professor
at Lewis & Clark Law School in
Portland, Ore., and chief judge of
the Grand Ronde Appeals Court;
and Sarah Augustine, director of
the Suriname Indigenous Health
Fund and a member of the Men
nonite Church.
Sarah Eagle Heart, the Episcopal
Church's missioner for indigenous
ministries, moderated the panel,
which began with the screening of
a video produced by the Episcopal
Church that explores the lasting
impact of the Doctrine of Discov
ery. The hurt left by the doctrine on
North America's Native people can
be seen in the form of high suicide
rates, alcohol and drug abuse, and
the prevalence of violence and rape.
It's not easy to enter into the work
of reconciliation, and it's easier for
non-Native people to walk away
and ignore the acts of their ances
tors, said Eagle Heart.
"It's much, much harder to sit to
gether and face the pain," she said.
"Healing from excruciating pain is
still needed today."
Following the eviction from the
Garden of Eden, the Bible is full
of stories that focus on human
communities and their striving to
return "to a homeland that will be
a source of blessing for the whole
community," said Schori during
the panel.
Miller talked briefly about in
ternational law and the Doctrine
of Discovery, going back to the
Crusades when Rome and the
Christian monarchies of Europe
set out to dominate the world and
subjugate and enslave all non
Christian people.
In 1436, Pope Eugene IV issued
a papal bull giving control and sov
ereignty of the Canary Islands to
Portugal, rather than Spain, which
then sent Portugal on the path
to colonization down the western
coast of Africa. Spain, feeling left
out, headed west. In 1493, Pope Al
exander V, issued four papal bulls
that, in effect, divided the world in
half; splitting it between Spain and
Portugal, said Miller.
"When the Europeans showed
up, Native people lost title to their
land," he said.
Other European nations fol
lowed, staking claim to territories
by planting flags and crosses, but
it wasn't until 1823, with Johnson
v. Mcintosh, that the United States
defined the Doctrine of Discovery as
"discovery" and "conquest," limiting
Tribal land and sovereignty rights.
The court case, which involved a
land dispute between two white
men in Indiana, became the inter
national model, added Miller.
Even today, said Augustine,
indigenous people are being "colo
nized." Augustine works with in
digenous people in Suriname who
have been displaced and made sick
by the growth of the mining indus
try in that small South American
country, which until 1975 belonged
to the Netherlands.
'The people I help need help every
day," said Augustine, urging those
present to encourage aid to indig
enous people through the support
of grassroots movements. She also
urged support for nations, such as
Suriname and the United States, to
adopt the U.N. rights of indigenous
people into their constitutions.
In addition to Kennedy, Tribal
member Greg Archuleta attended
the panel discussion.
This article was previously pub
lished in Episcopal News Service
and is reprinted with permission.
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