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DAY 15 of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth -- Rethink "Thanksgiving." Go beyond the fluffy, whitewashed myth of happy, childlike Natives feeding hungry settlers. Understand the truth of what the "pilgrims" did to the Wampanoag & Pequot. For many Native people it's a day to reflect, mourn and
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hold gratitude. Understand why many Native people call it #ThanksTaking and #UNThanksgivingDay . Understand the truth. Let go of the myth.
#SettlerColonialismKills #NativeSpoutible #HonorOurAncestors #TeachTruth #IndigenousHistoryIsAmericanHistory #Massasoit #Wampanoag #Pequot #whitewash
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Pretty horrific, as are many truths re our history.
We're still doing the feast part, this year in New Mexico, because...food. And any excuse to gather and eat with scattered family we've been missing is what we do.
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