We all have things to be grateful for--But...

 

There should be a day for all of us to give thanks for what we have.  But it shouldn’t be linked to the myth of the ‘happy, joyous’ get-together between the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims in 1621.  There was a feast, but the Indians weren’t invited.  Adult male Indians showed up when they heard gunfire, ready for war.  The Wampanoag had lost two-thirds of their people from disease in The Great Dying.  And so on ... 

 

Even less should Thanksgiving be tied to ‘happy, joyous’ unity between Indigenous People and European and American settlers.  This is a tale of treachery, genocide, slavery and cultural annihilation.

 

Here is some audio:

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/the-myth-of-thanksgiving/

 

Here is a newspaper article with interviews:

 

https://bangordailynews.com/2021/11/25/news/new-england/tribes-see-no-reason-to-celebrate-on-thanksgiving/

 

Thanksgiving, as it is, continues to gaslight the reality of what happened -- and who we are.

 

 

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