Michael Wise, an associate professor in UNT’s Department of History whose expertise includes the histories of food, agriculture and animal-human relationships, has long studied Native American food traditions, especially that of the Blackfeet tribe of Montana. On this episode of UNT Pod, Dr. Wise discusses the mythology surrounding Thanksgiving, the history of Native American hunting and farming, and how the Anglo-American approach to meat distribution affected tribes like the Blackfeet, as well as the larger cultural attitude toward food production.

In this episode, we discuss:

● Thanksgiving myths

● The Blackfeet tradition of hunting and farming

● How restricted access to meat was used as a tool for assimilation and forced labor

● The evolution of slaughterhouses and their effect on attitudes about meat preparation and consumption

● Native American food staples

Featured in this episode is:

● Michael Wise, associate professor of history

Helpful links:

● More about Dr. Wise and his research: history.unt.edu/people/michael-wise

● Native American and indigenous charities:

o americanindianservices.org/top-native-american-associations-and-organizations-to-support/

o www.firstnations.org/ways-to-give/

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