Myth #11: Thanksgiving is a happy time. Fact: For many Indian people, “Thanksgiving” is a time of mourning, of remembering how a gift of generosity was rewarded by theft of land and seed corn, extermination of many from disease and gun, and near total destruction of many more from forced assimilation. As currently celebrated in this country, “Thanksgiving” is a bitter reminder of 500 years of betrayal returned for friendship.

 

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i guess define many? less than 5% ogf the population? for 5% the beaty pagents are bad. c’mon, this is about family for most of us!!!! i am partial chippewa and my wife mostly lanapi. we celebrate to be around kin. 

`KM