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Burden of History – Episode 2: Before 1492 – The First Americans
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Welcome back to Burden of History!
If you're new here—welcome. If you're a returning listener, thank you for continuing this journey through the stories that shaped the world we live in.
In today’s episode, we step back in time—before 1492—to honor the lives, cultures, and contributions of the First Americans.
Long before European ships touched the shore, thriving Native nations built powerful civilizations filled with wisdom, resistance, and spiritual depth.
We explore the empires, science, city-building, and oral traditions that existed—and how colonization tried to erase them.
Featuring powerful words from Chief Joseph and Red Jacket, this episode reminds us: history didn’t begin with colonization—it was interrupted by it.
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Chapters
1. Intro: Before 1492 (00:00:00)
2. Cahokia & the Mississippian Powerhouse (00:06:01)
3. Native Science, Farming, Innovation, and Ecosystems (00:09:46)
4. Oral Libraries: How Indigenous People Passed Down History (00:14:03)
5. Erasure, Survival, and the Return of Indigenous Knowledge (00:17:37)
6. Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce (00:22:08)
7. Red Jacket of the Seneca Nation (00:22:55)
8. Conclusion (00:23:40)
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