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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