Episode 3: Early Encounters — Indigenous Peoples and European Colonizers
Before 1619. Before slavery reached American soil. There were Native nations—sovereign, spiritual, and thriving.

In this episode, we trace the earliest encounters between Indigenous peoples and European settlers. From the generosity of the Taino to the betrayal of Metacom, we explore what happened when strangers arrived with crosses, contracts, and conquest.

We’ll break down the Doctrine of Discovery, dissect the trap of colonial treaties, and spotlight the resistance movements that history tried to forget.

✨ This is not a story of discovery. It’s a story of survival.
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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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In this deeply personal first episode, I share the story behind Burden of History — not from a textbook, but from my own life.

From being excluded from a Thanksgiving dinner because “their son doesn’t like people of color,” to being followed in stores, questioned about what I could afford, and called the N-word in spaces where I was more than qualified to be — this is my truth.

These moments didn’t destroy me. They shaped me.

This podcast isn’t for pity — it’s for truth.

If you’ve ever felt silenced, dismissed, or invisible, this episode is for you.

✊🏾 Let’s tell the truth together.

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