Episode 71: Skinwalkers & Cultural Appropriation with Christopher Allen Brewer

Unspookable

Nate DuFort

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Over the last few years, more listeners have requested this topic than any other, but it's a story that isn't ours to tell. And perhaps shouldn't be told at all. Native American Paranormal Adviser, Christopher Allen Brewer, helps us navigate our curiosity without shame as we discuss cultural appropriation and tales of skinwalkers on this episode of… Unspookable. Host: Elise Parisian Written, Produced, Edited by: Nate DuFort Music Direction and Composition: Jesse Case Logo by: Natalie Khuen You can find Unspookable on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram at: https://www.tiktok.com/@unspookablepodcast https://twitter.com/ImUnspookable https://www.instagram.com/unspookablepodcast/ Special thanks this week to Christopher Allen Brewer. While much of his work is intended for older audiences, you can find out more about Christopher at www.thespiritchasers.com or IMDB And a big thank you this week to our dear friend Ashley Comeau. The book Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories written by Dan SaSuWeh Jones is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and wherever great books are sold. We appreciate and learned a lot from Cherokee Nation researcher, educator, writer, and podcaster Adrienne Keene and her blog Native Appropriations. Looking for merch from Unspookable and your favorite Soundsington Media shows? Head on over to our TeePublic store for t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, hats and more. Unspookable is a production of Soundsington Media, committed to making quality programming for young audiences and the young at heart. To find out more go to http://www.soundsingtonmedia.com Advertise on Unspookable: [email protected]

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0:09.5	But once you hear the answer, you'll want to share it with everyone you know. Why do rivers curve? Why did the the used to. spoiler alert, it isn't screen time. Our team of scientists digs into the research
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0:33.6	Soundington Media!
0:39.6	Why would someone choose to keep something private.
0:43.0	We're not talking about surprises, like a birthday gift you don't want to spoil before the big reveal.
0:49.0	And we're definitely not talking about secrets, which we all know can be harmful.
0:54.8	We are talking about privacy, setting clear boundaries to keep certain aspects of our lives
1:01.3	away from the gaze of others. We hope to answer that question and
1:06.1	more as this episode's subject is one that is extremely well guarded. It's a topic
1:11.8	that while much requested by many of our listeners, is one that we've
1:16.9	been conflicted in sharing, as it is very much a story that is not ours to tell. We are, of course, talking about skin walkers.
1:28.1	The legend of skin walkers is a fascinating but mysterious part of often misrepresented as outsiders lack the
1:39.4	cultural context to fully understand.
1:42.8	Cherokee Nation Academic and founder of the website Native Appropriations,
1:47.5	Adrian Keene, says,
1:49.5	what you do need to know is that the belief of these things has a deep and powerful place in
1:54.8	Navajo understandings of the world. It is connected to many other concepts and
1:59.8	many other ceremonial understandings and life ways.
2:03.6	It is not just a scary story, or something to tell kids to get them to behave.
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