#truthsgiving

TRUTHSGIVING : THE TRUTH WILL NOT BE WHITEWASHED.

Please remember the truth about thanksgiving. What we learn about is a lie. It wasn’t some magical time of togetherness. It was vile. Now don’t get me wrong, It’s okay to want to come together with your family and share what you’re thankful for but don’t do it under the guise of this lie that was crammed down our throats for many years.

Please make this year #Truthsgiving and learn the true history of this holiday. Below is a link that will share with you the history as well as show you ways you can help support the Native Americans within your community.

on this day of mourning for indigenous americans, i want to make it known and available to those who are unaware of the true history of this holiday.

i am not indigenous, so i will keep my words short. what i will say is that we did not learn the truth in elementary school, where our classrooms were split - one half labeled “pilgrims” and the other labeled “indians” - to come together and feast on popcorn and pretzels. false mythologies are still being perpetuated throughout this country and the world beyond, and it needs to stop.

i cannot put it any better than what is said in their own words, and so i’ll leave you with two resources with which you can educate yourselves:

Truthsgiving: The True History of Thanksgiving

Truthsgiving: The Truth Will Not Be Whitewashed

if folks have any further resources they’d like to share in the notes, feel free to do so.

kakichihiwewin ᑲᑭᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ is a Cree word that reverberates through the generations and means the act of consoling and // or healing with words. Words can be weapons and tools of destruction, or they can be tools for healing that reclaim stories, identities, and land.

Ways to Support 

Indigenous Impact Community Care Initiative 

National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition 

Support Seeding Sovereignty 

Additional Readings:

You can find these books in my bookshop Neighborhood Historian under the list You Stand on Native Land.

For Librarians: 

Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way by Amanda Morris 

For Grown(ish) Scholars: 

What Is Settler-Colonialism? by Amanda Morris 

He was murdered on the command of Colonel Chivington, who led the 1st and 3rd Colorado Calvary, during the now infamous Sand Creek Massacre. 250-300 women and children were killed and mutilated during the unprovoked raid on White Antelope’s encampment, in one of the worst mass shootings in US history.