For parts of my childhood, I was raised by my late grandmother who had an affinity for the Native Americans and their beliefs. This thanksgiving, I found myself thinking about her, and the things about them she taught me.
This lead me to come across what some Natives had to say about Thanksgiving;
Why Thanksgiving Is A 'National Day Of Mourning' For Some Americans | HuffPost
“Some would say, ‘Why be so dark about it?’ Well, it’s real, it’s truthful, it was a holocaust, and that holocaust must be shared and communicated so that we ensure that mankind doesn’t do that to each other again,” Cromwell said. “We know this world is made up of travesty and tragedy. We also know that this world is made of a lot of goodness and hope and honesty and integrity.”
.A video as well:
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I should also mention that I was engaged to a woman who was part native american too at one point and was familiar enough with her roots that she could speak Navajo fluently, and she wasn't quite a fan of thanksgiving either and she was also an influence on how I started to see the holiday. Similar I'm friends with a Native American who brought it up recently as well. So me talking about this, isn't something I do to be antithetical to the status quo (unlike some might assume).
Also, a link I forgot (I wanted to give two viewpoints): Do American Indians celebrate Thanksgiving?
This lead me to come across what some Natives had to say about Thanksgiving;
Why Thanksgiving Is A 'National Day Of Mourning' For Some Americans | HuffPost
“Some would say, ‘Why be so dark about it?’ Well, it’s real, it’s truthful, it was a holocaust, and that holocaust must be shared and communicated so that we ensure that mankind doesn’t do that to each other again,” Cromwell said. “We know this world is made up of travesty and tragedy. We also know that this world is made of a lot of goodness and hope and honesty and integrity.”
.A video as well:
Edit (forgot this part):
I should also mention that I was engaged to a woman who was part native american too at one point and was familiar enough with her roots that she could speak Navajo fluently, and she wasn't quite a fan of thanksgiving either and she was also an influence on how I started to see the holiday. Similar I'm friends with a Native American who brought it up recently as well. So me talking about this, isn't something I do to be antithetical to the status quo (unlike some might assume).
Also, a link I forgot (I wanted to give two viewpoints): Do American Indians celebrate Thanksgiving?
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