Thanksgiving is a day of giving thanks along with commemorating a joint Pilgrims and Natives feast which took place sometime in 1621... a thing of friendship.
Aside from that though, (especially in America) it tends to be a day of celebrating the European Settlers arrival in North America.
The First Nations people, overall, ended up with a raw deal from the new settlers. For a long time they've been treated as third class citizens, and they were of course stripped of all that was theirs as it was made American.
WHY do so many First Nations people then celebrate this holiday?
If you're Native and celebrate it as a Harvest Festival...
do you celebrate it on the statuatory day? Again, why?
I just want to know how people can celebrate a holiday which essentailly represents the fall of their society.
I'm confused by this phenomenon and want real answers.
2006-10-10
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