93. Truth-Telling and Restorative Justice: The Myth of the First Thanksgiving, with Lenore Three Stars and Robbie Paul

Every culture has core stories - mythologies that have everything to do with group identity. Sometimes those stories are connected to national holidays, as in the case of the American holiday called Thanksgiving. But who gets to determine what those core stories should be? In this episode we welcome two wise women who have made it their life’s work to serve as truth-tellers, and advocates for the stories of Native peoples that are seldom heard. Lenore Three Stars of the Oglala Sioux Band of the Lakota Nation, and Robbie Paul of the Nez Perce People, are here to help us to understand the importance of knowing, telling, and listening to each other’s stories--in ways that bring healing and restoration.  Note: If you or someone you know is suicidal, call one of the numbers listed on this website. If someone is in IMMEDIATE danger, please call your local emergency number. Lenore Three Stars Oglala Sioux Website Robbie Paul Nez Perce Nation Founding director of Native American Health Sciences at WSU SpokaneOregon Health Sciences UniversityNez Perce Appaloosa Horse ClubLinkedIn Mentions: National Museum of the American Indian American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving More resources about Thanksgiving: x, x, x, x, x Doctrine of Discovery Indian Removal Act Nez Perce War Standing Rock Cheyenne River Agency Pine Ridge Little Bighorn Manifest Destiny Ghost Dance Religion and Wounded Knee MassacreSupport the Earthkeepers podcast Keywords: revisionist history, epigenetics, intergenerational trauma, Native boarding schools, residential schools, decFind us on our website: Earthkeepers Support the Earthkeepers podcast Check out the Ecological Disciple