The doctrine of discovery -- The legal adoption of discovery in the United States -- The Doctrine of discovery in United States History -- The doctrine of discovery in Canada -- Contemporary Canadian resonance of an imperial doctrine -- The doctrine of discovery in Australia -- Asserting the doctrine of discovery in Australia -- Asserting the doctrine of discovery in Aotearoa New Zealand : 1840-1960s -- The still permeating influence of the doctrine of discovery in Aotearoa/New Zealand : 1970s-2000s -- Concluding comparatively : discovery in the English colonies
Summary
North America, New Zealand and Australia were colonised by England under an international legal principle that is known today as the doctrine of discovery. This book analyses how this doctrine was used to gain control over the indigenous peoples, and how this control continues to this day
