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/ Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.