Residential Schools & Capitalism with Jimmy Lee Beason II

Cocktails & Capitalism

This episode dives into the nightmarish reality of residential schools and their connection to capitalism. Here are some of the issues we discuss:

• The history of the residential school system
• The connection between residential schools and the military
• How these facilities promoted capitalist values
• How residential school allowed for the theft of land
• “Outing programs” that tried to make Indigenous children into farm laborers and servants
• Indigenous erasure and how it was perpetuated by these “schools”
• Native activism

Professor Jimmy Lee Beason II is a member of the Osage Nation. He is also a Professor in the Indigenous American Indian Studies Department at Haskell University in Lawrence, Kansas – a facility that was once the site of a residential school. Through his work, he’s able to share Indigenous history, culture, and values with Native youth and adults. In teaching and mentoring Indigenous students, Jimmy’s decolonial work combats the legacy of Indigenous erasure perpetuated by the residential school system across Turtle Island.
Follow Jimmy on Instagram @osage_native_scholar and you can find links to his written works and interviews on Linktree.
Osage Native Cooler (spirit-free)
This spirit-free cocktail is a refreshing non-alcoholic riff on a classic Cooler. Jimmy prefers cucumber and mint but try it with any fruit and herb combination like strawberry and basil or use cilantro instead of mint. A non-alcoholic spirit such as Seedlip helps to add the flavor and body of a alcoholic spirit without any of the booze and can really elevate and add complexity to your favorite spirit-free cocktail. Try finding one—it’s worth the effort!

Osage Native Cooler

60 ml Non-alcoholic Spirit like Seedlip Garden 108

15 ml Honey or simple sugar syrup

22 ml Fresh Lime Juice

6 Slices of fresh cucumber

6-8 Mint leaves

Small pinch of salt

1-3 Slices of Jalapeno (optional)

Mineral or carbonated water to top

In a cocktail shaker add the slices of cucumber, jalapeno (if using) and non-alcoholic spirit and muddle very well. Add the rest of the ingredients except the carbonated water and shake with ice.

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