I am a white settler on the unceded Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Nʉmʉnʉʉ (Comanche), Tawakoni, and Wichita land, which is now named Ft Worth/Richland Hills, Texas. ~RuthScribbles
Tomorrow is:
Day of Mourning
Truthsgiving
Family Day
No more myths
Let’s mourn and tell the truth.
Let’s remove our blindfolds.
Let’s face the glaring light of colonialism.
Let’s decolonize and have Family Day – no more dressing up with Indian “hats” and pilgrim’s clothing.
No more myths.
Here are some links to learn about what different American Indians will be doing tomorrow.
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Every year, more Americans opt out of celebrating Thanksgiving. Others heavily consider it.
Maybe it’s because they don’t have friends and family to share the holiday with, or simply don’t want to share the holiday with the friends and family they have.
Maybe it has something to do with the myth of Pilgrims giving thanks to “Indians” for helping them grow their first crop for the harvest, and reconciling that with the truth about the genocide of Indigenous peoples on this land by those settlers.
But we don’t have to reject the holiday completely. We can, and should, decolonize and reinterpret it.”
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Happy Family Day!
~RuthScribbles
Thank you for sharing, I was unaware of the history of Thanksgiving. We don’t celebrate it in Australia, we do recognise Australia Day or Invasion Day.
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Thank you for reading!
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Miigwech! (Thank you)
🙏💜
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🙏🏻💙🙏🏻
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(I searched) are you Ojibwe ?
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Yep. Enrolled LCO Ojibwe. 🙂
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Glad you reached out! 😘
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I don’t think you’re rocking the boat at all, but I suspect most of your countrymen would prefer to watch The Voice.
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😁🤣😁
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Good for you~ Welcome back to raising cain. Wish I could reblog. Happy family day to you, too.
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You can reblog. There is a symbol at the bottom.
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Thought-provoking and meaningful for years to come.
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Thank you for reading.
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Wow great incite Ruth.. 😉
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Thx for reading
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Yes, it seems to be heavily lectured in elementary school, this myth of being thankful with the natives who saved the lives of struggling pilgrims. As an adult, I don’t think of Thanksgiving in that way anymore. It’s a time to slow down, gather with family and express gratitude for all our blessings. This year we should lean heavily on the gratitude. Less on the conquering, more on the acknowledging.
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