79: Choctaw Irish Friendship and Pigeons
500 Open Tabs · Jul 23, 2025 · 1:33:19
500 Open Tabs · Jul 23, 2025 · 1:33:19
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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
The Manjiro Story
https://whitfield-manjiro.org/the-manjiro-story/
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