Thocmetony (Sarah Winnemucca) Northern Paiute Educator and Author; The Heartwarming True Story of Winnie the Pooh

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09/10/21 • 43 min

Welcome back!

We're one episode away from TEN! As usual, we've got a spot saved for you, however, this time KT insists that it will be her lap...

We start with Laurel's story about Thocmetony, later named Sarah Winnemucca, who was a Northern Paiute educator, author and advocate for her people. She lived a hard life walking between two worlds with critics on both sides. After leaving Western America in the 1800s, KT takes us north to Canada and then to England during World War I where we learn the heartwarming story of the real Winnie the bear, who inspired A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh series! The nostalgia FLOWS!

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Mentioned in the Stories:

Picture Gallery of the Great Basin National Park

Statue of Lt. Colebourn and Winnie (Winnipeg)

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Whose Land Are You On? Learn about the importance of indigenous land acknowledgment at https://nativegov.org/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/

We would like to acknowledge the following Traditional Custodians of the land that we record in: Peoria, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Myaamia and the Ochethi Sakowin Nations and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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Sources:

Thocmetony (Sarah Winnemucca)--

“Sarah Winnemucca Devoted Her Life to Protecting Native Americans in the Face of an Expanding United States.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 27 July 2016, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sarah-winnemucca-devoted-life-protecting-lives-native-americans-face-expanding-united-states-180959930/.

“Sarah Winnemucca, Whose Paiute Indian Name Is Thocmetony Or Shell Flower, Dies.” World History Project, worldhistoryproject.org/1891/10/14/sarah-winnemucca-whose-paiute-indian-name-is-thocmetony-or-shell-flower-dies.

Scandalous Women, by Elizabeth Kerry McMahon, Pelham McMahon, 2015, pp. 170–179.

Unknown, Unknown. “Menu.” Nevada Women's History Project, www.nevadawomen.org/research-center/biographies-alphabetical/sarah-winnemucca/.

Winnemucca, Sarah. My Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1883.

Winnie the Pooh--

“The Real-Life Canadian Story of WINNIE-THE-POOH | Cbc Kids.” CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/the-real-life-canadian-story-of-winnie-the-pooh.

“The True Story of the Real-Life Winnie-the-Pooh.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/the-true-story-of-the-real-life-winnie-the-pooh.

“Winnie-the-Pooh.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/Winnie-the-Pooh-childrens-stories-by-Milne

Welcome back!

We're one episode away from TEN! As usual, we've got a spot saved for you, however, this time KT insists that it will be her lap...

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Mentioned in the Stories:

Picture Gallery of the Great Basin National Park

Statue of Lt. Colebourn and Winnie (Winnipeg)

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Whose Land Are You On? Learn about the importance of indigenous land acknowledgment at https://nativegov.org/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/

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Sources:

Thocmetony (Sarah Winnemucca)--

Scandalous Women, by Elizabeth Kerry McMahon, Pelham McMahon, 2015, pp. 170–179.

Unknown, Unknown. “Menu.” Nevada Women's History Project, www.nevadawomen.org/research-center/biographies-alphabetical/sarah-winnemucca/.

Winnemucca, Sarah. My Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1883.

Winnie the Pooh--

“The Real-Life Canadian Story of WINNIE-THE-POOH | Cbc Kids.” CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/the-real-life-canadian-story-of-winnie-the-pooh.

“The True Story of the Real-Life Winnie-the-Pooh.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/the-true-story-of-the-real-life-winnie-the-pooh.

“Winnie-the-Pooh.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/Winnie-the-Pooh-childrens-stories-by-Milne

Previous Episode

The Canadian Caper (Aka "Argo"); Hattori Hanzo, "The Demon"

The comfiest spot in the smoke circle goes to you, Friend! Come on in!

Welcome to episode 8 in which we recorded about 45 minutes of material before realizing only one of us was plugged in and a certain stoner was just testing HER levels and not BOTH. Soooo....anyway...

But we made it. And we're so glad you're here. In this episode, Laurel covers the story of what she always called "Operation: Argo" but is actually called The Canadian Caper which took place while all eyes were on the Iranian Hostage Crisis at the U.S. Embassy in 1979/1980. Afterwards, KT takes us back to feudal Japan with a name that might be familiar in both pop culture and samurai history: Hattori Honzo, also known as Demon Honzo for his ability to stalk adversaries as persistently and stealthily as a demon (and his ruthless nature!)

Puff, Puff, Pass!

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The Socials:

Email -- [email protected]

Instagram -- @hightailinghistory

Facebook -- Hightailing Through History or with user name @hightailinghistory

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Mentioned in the Show:

Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History (or this link to Indiebound.org for additional independent bookstores!)

Beatrix aka The Bride Meets Hattori Honzo in Kill Bill Vol. 1

~~RIP Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, who played Hattori Honzo in this scene. Chiba recently passed away due to complications with COVID-19 on August 19th, 2021~~

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Sources:

The Canadian Caper--

Affleck, Ben, director. Argo. Warner Home Video, 2013.

Foot, Richard, and Norman Hillmer. “Canadian Caper.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 29 Oct. 2020, www.britannica.com/event/Canadian-Caper.

History.com Editors. “Iran Hostage Crisis.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 1 June 2010, www.history.com/topics/middle-east/iran-hostage-crisis.

Mendez, Antonio J., and Matt Baglio. Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled off the Most AUDACIOUS Rescue in History. Penguin Books, 2013.

Hattori Honzo--

“About Hattori HANZŌ: Samurai of the SENGOKU Era; Famous as Ninja Master (N/A - 1596) | Biography, Facts, Career, Wiki, Life.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/peoplepill.com/amp/people/hattori-hanzo.

Fossett, Wyatt, and Wyatt Fossett (7 Articles Published) . “20 Shocking Facts About Scorpion That Even Die-Hard Fans Don't Know.” TheGamer, 27 Jan. 2018, www.thegamer.com/scorpion-mortal-kombat-interesting-facts/.

“Hattori Hanzō.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Aug. 2021, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattori_Hanz%C5%8D.

Serena, Katie. “'Kill Bill's Hattori Hanzō Was a Real-Life Samurai Legend.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 3 Sept. 2019, allthatsinteresting.com/hattori-hanzo

Next Episode

Nakam, Jewish Avengers; Tunnel 29: The Escape Under the Berlin Wall

We've got a megasode for episode 10 with some big, roller coaster stories for you and guess what? They are both in the same country and nearly the same time as well! First KT covers the vigilante story of a group of Holocaust survivors called Nakam, who exacted revenge against the Nazis and their helpers after WWII. Next, Laurel has quite the long, cinematic story of the first major escape from East Berlin with Tunnel 29. As of the release of this episode, the Tunnel 29 escape happened this past week (September 14th) 59 years ago in history! Well.....We were going to wait until episode 50 to get KT high but turns out Laurel accidentally got her contact high...oops. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Mentioned in the Episode: Inglourious Basterds Movie Tunnel 29 podcast from Helena Merriman Tunnel 29 Book *~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Sources: Nakam-- Heller, Aron. “Jewish Avengers Unapologetic for Targeting Nazis after WWII.” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 31 Aug. 2016, apnews.com/article/tel-aviv-international-news-israel-ap-top-news-69cb4cdfab7d416a968b95aef87d18c1. “The Jewish AVENGERS Who Survived the Death Camps and Tracked down Their Tormentors.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/26/second.world.war. “Joseph Harmatz, Part of JEWISH 'Avengers', Dead at 91.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-obit-jewish-avenger-joseph-harmatz-20160926-story.html%3foutputType=amp. “Member of a Jewish Holocaust 'REVENGE Squad' Tells Story.” The World from PRX, www.pri.org/stories/2013-05-03/member-jewish-holocaust-revenge-squad-tells-story Tunnel 29-- Berlin.de Editors. “The Construction of the Berlin Wall.” Link Führt Zur Startseite Von Berlin.de, 16 July 2021, www.berlin.de/mauer/en/history/construction-of-the-berlin-wall/. Merriman, Helena. “Intrigue, Tunnel 29.” BBC Radio 4, BBC, 2019, www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009jkb. Merriman, Helena. Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape beneath the Berlin Wall. Public Affairs, 2021.