Honoring the Buffalo | Following the makings of a traditional Indigenous feast
In a matter of three days, the buffalo has been hunted, processed and cooked for the Indigenous People’s Day feast. The feast ...
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Proposed bill replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day
A bill to change Christopher Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the state level was voted 8-5 on March 15 to move the legislation out of the House State Government Finance and Elections ...
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Thanksgiving and 3 other holidays some Black Americans refuse to celebrate
Many American families, including some Black Americans, will today gather around their dinner tables to celebrate what is ...
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Indigenous student leader at OCTECH raises awareness on Native American genocide, misrepresented history
Maudicel Chavez, an Indigenous student leader ... “Why I don’t Celebrate Columbus Day and Thanksgiving as a Native American,” ...
Indigenous people speak out against Thanksgiving ‘myth’ at Day of Mourning in Plymouth
People descended onto Cole's Hill in Plymouth to “honor Indigenous ancestors and Native resilience” during a National Day of ...
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Christopher Columbus
No American holiday is under siege as persistently as Columbus Day ... said that the shift toward recognizing Indigenous People’s Day was done to place ‘a spotlight on the history, cultures ...
It's not a 'warm, fuzzy' Thanksgiving for all: Why some honor a 'National Day of Mourning'
The third Thursday of November is the National Day of Mourning for some Indigenous peoples. They are fighting for ecological ...
Thanksgiving always reflected culture. Indigenous chefs are reclaiming it
Thanksgiving never made sense as a "colonizer" holiday. Here's how Indigenous chefs in Arizona are reframing the holiday to ...
Voices: For Indigenous people like me, Thanksgiving is a day of gratitude and mourning
It is my hope that we as a nation can continue to consecrate days of remembrance, where we can both celebrate and mourn, ...
The Times of Israel6d
Columbus and the Pilgrims: What Exactly is being Celebrated
On the second Monday of October, a federal holiday acknowledges the voyage of the acclaimed navigator Christopher Columbus to the new world. In the days preceding the holiday, dramatic accounts of his ...
Truthout2d
Thanksgiving Myths Aim to Silence Indigenous Voices. We Won’t Be Silent.
While the Day of Mourning acknowledges the historical injustices and mourns the loss of our ancestors, it is also a ...
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Thanksgiving and the Whitewashing of History
The colonial origins of Thanksgiving (or what many natives often refer to as Thankskilling or Thankstaking) is not something ...