Strange Country Ep. 236: Osh-Tisch
Aug 11, 2022
Welcome Readers to an episode surely to enlighten you or at least make you think: why didn’t I know who this person was? You may find the the story of Osh-Tisch, a Crow Bode, who was born as male and lived as female in the turn of the century, to be important for a number of reasons including; 1. Osh-Tisch lived as they wanted without discrimination until “you know who” showed up. 2. “You know who” refers to the white oppressive man who enters a lot of Strange Country episodes. 3. It is admittedly a brief bio from Beth and Kelly but we refer you to better research and better podcasts in true #bossgirl fashion. 4. Osh-Tisch is a worthy person to know and revere. They were brave, talented, honest, and we would have wanted to be their friend- otherwise the translation of their name “Finds Them and Kills Them” would freak us out a bit.
Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands
Cite your sources:
Queer as Fact: Podcast
History Corps:
https://historycorps.lib.uiowa.edu/exhibits/show/indigenousstruggles1900/bote
KQED
Seattle Pride:
Smithsonian:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2020/06/17/pride-2020/
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/plains-belonging-homelands/crow-nation