79: Choctaw Irish Friendship and Pigeons

This week we deep dive into the historic bond between the Choctaw Nation with Ireland and how pigeons were domesticated, leading to some absolutely bonkers looking breeds. A listener email tells the story of the first female Native American lawyer to argue a case in front of the US Supreme Court.

Episode Tabs:

Choctaw and Irish History

https://www.choctawnation.com/about/history/irish-connection/

A History of the Pigeon

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54844/history-pigeon

Listener Tabs:

How a trio of sisters occupied — and saved — a sacred Native cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas

https://www.kcur.org/community/2020-02-08/120-years-ago-this-woman-occupied-and-saved-a-sacred-cemetery-in-kansas-city-kansas

The Manjiro Story

https://whitfield-manjiro.org/the-manjiro-story/

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