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How indigenous produce changed the fashions and diets of Europe, and erased the Indigenous roots of many goods.

Read by Maggie Service

Under the so-called 'Columbian Exchange' trade with Indigenous people - both forced and voluntary - was big business and it changed the fashions and diets of Europe. However, it also led to the erasure of the Indigenous roots of many goods and an understanding of their value within Indigenous communities.

Written by Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock
Read by Maggie Service

Abridged by Laurence Wareing
Produced by Naomi Walmsley

14 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Thu 19 Jan 2023 09:45
  • Fri 20 Jan 2023 00:30