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Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers!!!!
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And just my two cents worth:
When your decorating up the house with that old Indian/Pilgrim story stuff:
1. For Indians- Giving Thanks is all 365 days of the year.
Oneida Elder thanksgiving
Also, the real story of Thanksgiving is quite different.
And so, the Indian experience of this day has/can be quite a different one than mainstream/white America
Does this mean that we should throw away a holiday that can bring people together in gratitude?
Certainly not,
but we should not enter into this day blindly.
We should have our eyes wide open to where it comes from.
We should know the truth. We should see it clearly, be critical.
Not swallow whatever "stories" are put before us, presented as "history".
We should know, so that,
not only will we never allow it to happen again, but,
also be able to recognize where similar experiences are occurring right here, in our present time.
From a place of knowledge we can create a future far more powerful than any built on lies.
Gratitude is one of our most powerful tools.
Its a precious thing.
I am grateful for knowledge.
May your day be blessed, bountiful, and beautiful.
And the warmth generated from this day extend throughout all your days thereafter.
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