Listen "79: Choctaw Irish Friendship and Pigeons"
Episode Synopsis
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 Historyhttps://www.choctawnation.com/about/history/irish-connection/A History of the Pigeonhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54844/history-pigeonListener Tabs:How a trio of sisters occupied — and saved — a sacred Native cemetery in Kansas City, Kansashttps://www.kcur.org/community/2020-02-08/120-years-ago-this-woman-occupied-and-saved-a-sacred-cemetery-in-kansas-city-kansasThe Manjiro Storyhttps://whitfield-manjiro.org/the-manjiro-story/Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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