Hey Hello, Abole, Ola’, Hola’, Bonjour, Alo, Hallo, Namaste, Bonjour, o co o c yo o co, Hę̄r’s cē!
Hello Y’all!!!
today, let’s give thanks in multicultural fashion!
In a healthy human society, people should be active in giving thanks to each other for their friendship, kindness, humility, and even their greetings!
SOME give thanks to mother nature for her bounty of life.
SOME give thanks to their God or to who/whatsoever they believe gave them life.
Now maybe you are of the mindset not to participate in any “thanksgiving” because you are P-O’d about how the white man came and began “thankstaking” a land that was already inhabited by tribes of people.
I SEE YOU. Really. I have Creek Indian ancestry. Hę̄r’s cē! is a common way to say hello in Muscogee, the language of indigenous people of the southeastern United States, also called Creek “native americans”.
I AM A PROPONENT OF BEING REAL. I will speak for myself and perhaps for many others. There is no disrespect to the indigenous peoples involved in my Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving, as celebrated by Americans, is for many, a tradition of family gathering and eating together and for giving food to those in need, a ceremony, if I may. Some natives gave thanks to “the ONE” who provided the animals from their hunt. In fact, many indigenous people still participate in ceremonial activity surrounding food and do not hate us for doing so.
NOW, let’s continue to be real with each other. What is frowned upon about Thanksgiving is when we pretend that the first Thanksgiving was a happy and peaceful celebration between “Pilgrims and Indians”!
I KNOW. That’s what most kids were taught in school so…
Like most historical facts in American history that are uncomfortable or hard to hear, many do not know or do not remember why many observe the National Day of Mourning , first held Coles Hill in Plymouth instead of or in addition to the traditional Thanksgiving Day.
In 1970, Wamsutta Frank James refused to give a rewritten version of his “Thanksgiving” speech skewed to erase over the hardship, theft of their land, and genocide their ancestors endured after the pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts 400 years ago this year, 2020. Instead, he walked out and held the first National Day of Mourning on Nov. 27, 1970, with his supporters in remembrance of the truth.
SO, enjoy your family, be grateful for the means, and feed the hungry, but take the time out to honor and to remember those who died and whose land we now stand upon and are blessed to live on.
Blessings and full tummies to y’all!
Cy
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