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Doctrine of Discovery: a standalone construct

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Doctrine ofDiscovery1 CONSTRUCTDoctrine of DiscoveryMILLER · INDIGENOUS STUDIES

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Indigenous studies

the legal principle that European states acquired title and sovereign rights over Indigenous lands by discovering them, later built into United States law.

In Indigenous studies, Doctrine of Discovery refers to the legal principle that European states acquired title and sovereign rights over Indigenous lands by discovering them, later built into United States law. This meaning comes from Miller (2006) in Native America, discovered and conquered.[1]

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  1. Miller, R. J. (2006). Native America, discovered and conquered. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 9780275990114

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