thanksgiving is bulls*it | LFA ep. 4

Joni and Kelsey talk “thanksgiving” and genocide. How to “celebrate” the holiday and how to teach our kids to be better. A real Thanksgiving story. From nativelanguages.org: “Turkeys are also used as clan animals in some Native American cultures. Tribes with Turkey Clans include the Creek tribe (whose Turkey Clan is named Pinwalgi or Penwvlke,) the Shawnee and Miami tribes, the Navajo, the Zuni (whose Turkey Clan name is Tona-kwe,) and other Pueblo tribes of New Mexico. The turkey was also the special tribal symbol of the Unalachtigo tribe (a division of the Delaware nation.) Turkey feathers have been used in the traditional regalia of many tribes, particularly the feathered cloaks of eastern Woodland Indians like the Wampanoag and the feather headdresses of southern tribes like the Tuscarora and Catawba. The Turkey Dance is one of the most important social dances of the Caddo tribe, associated with songs about war honors and tribal pride. Some other eastern tribes, such as the Lenape, Shawnee, and Seminoles, have turkey dances as well.” Here is a great map that shows Indigenous lands (before the white folks took them). Here is more information about the practice of burning sage, also called smudging. The children’s book Joni mentions is called Stolen Words. Find us at literallyfuckinganything.com On Instagram @literallyfuckinganything. Twitter @lfapodcast You can email us with any questions or comments at literallyfinganything@gmail.com Find Joni here and Kelsey here. Find mommamental here.