My partner is an archaeologist who focuses on the prehistoric Mississippian culture of the American southeast. I mention this because this incredibly rich, monumentally advanced culture has been termed a tribe because of outdated, ethnocentric ideas. “Tribe” was a socio-political concept applied to cultures around the world by anthropologist Elman Service in his books “Primitive Social Organization” and “Origin of the State and Civilization: The Process of Cultural Evolution.” (Cringe over the titles; let’s hope we learn.) Early white settlers of the east coast who encountered the ruins of Mississippian culture couldn’t believe the native peoples they found living in the region today could have possibly been the ones to construct such marvels; they did (for instance, one of the largest pyramids in the world is located near St Louis). It is no wonder the Choctaw Nation finds “tribe” a less than apt category. Indeed, their ancestors were more akin to what we call/think of as “kingdoms.” There really is so much more to learn.
WOW. Thank you for sharing—incredible to know and this reaction “how could they achieve this without me me me” is so … sadly unsurprising yes deeply disturbing.
Informative and wonderfully thoughtful. Thank you both for sharing and calling us in! A great way to start the weekend and let it simmer into my being...while drinking coffee! xx
Omg as a former deep k-beauty addict in the early 2010s an interview with THE beauty wolf is such a divine TREAT!! And what a gorgeous thoughtful interview this was 💗💗 TY Rachel and Coco for sharing with us 🥰 also really relate to the frustration of having to rebuild a wardrobe when you had one you LOVED already, and mourning those lost pieces!! but it’s also interesting to see what ends up changing in the new iteration and what styles/pieces tend to show up again and again as you rebuild.
Thank you for this.
My partner is an archaeologist who focuses on the prehistoric Mississippian culture of the American southeast. I mention this because this incredibly rich, monumentally advanced culture has been termed a tribe because of outdated, ethnocentric ideas. “Tribe” was a socio-political concept applied to cultures around the world by anthropologist Elman Service in his books “Primitive Social Organization” and “Origin of the State and Civilization: The Process of Cultural Evolution.” (Cringe over the titles; let’s hope we learn.) Early white settlers of the east coast who encountered the ruins of Mississippian culture couldn’t believe the native peoples they found living in the region today could have possibly been the ones to construct such marvels; they did (for instance, one of the largest pyramids in the world is located near St Louis). It is no wonder the Choctaw Nation finds “tribe” a less than apt category. Indeed, their ancestors were more akin to what we call/think of as “kingdoms.” There really is so much more to learn.
WOW. Thank you for sharing—incredible to know and this reaction “how could they achieve this without me me me” is so … sadly unsurprising yes deeply disturbing.
Informative and wonderfully thoughtful. Thank you both for sharing and calling us in! A great way to start the weekend and let it simmer into my being...while drinking coffee! xx
Bring on the coffee … and thank you always for such nice support xoxo
I loved this - thank you Rachel and Coco.
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Omg as a former deep k-beauty addict in the early 2010s an interview with THE beauty wolf is such a divine TREAT!! And what a gorgeous thoughtful interview this was 💗💗 TY Rachel and Coco for sharing with us 🥰 also really relate to the frustration of having to rebuild a wardrobe when you had one you LOVED already, and mourning those lost pieces!! but it’s also interesting to see what ends up changing in the new iteration and what styles/pieces tend to show up again and again as you rebuild.
YAYYYYY thank you for reading. It was such a treat to write and to know Coco!
I learned something good here. thank you!
That makes me SO happy - thank you 🙏
Lillie Nell earrings are gorgeous!
Right? Excited for mine to arrive!
I loved learning more about my dear friend, Coco. Thank you for this piece!