One of the biggest hurdles in researching #history is being objective when it comes to #indigenous practices. How does one reconcile the #cruelty of collecting kambo (frog toxin used for as a ritual drug) with the #traditional aspect of the practice? Do I say neutrally: "Indigenous people of X collect Y to help with luck in hunting." and thereby omit the fact that this is a potentially questionable practice? Or do I write: "Y is collected through inducing a forced stress response in Z, which is, by indigenous standards, necessary for facilitating practice A" (FYI, I purposely used a tame subject). Perhaps proper #historians have an answer to this? #histodons #complicated