Americans throughout United States are encouraged to come together and share meals together on Thanksgiving day. I think the idea is great and it is also a cause of a lot of unwanted pressure.
This Thanksgiving I was home alone with my pet dog. I ate good food and took my dog for a walk at a nearby park.
I miss my family who are all very far away. I could not afford to travel to be with my family on Thanksgiving day.
That’s ok, there will be many more visits and vacations I share with my family.
Americans have many stories about Thanksgiving. One is that early settlers from Europe and Native Americans came together and shared food. While that may be true, early European settlers were the aggressors in many battles against Native Americans. Many Native Americans were killed and their land was taken from them.
My ancestors are European and settled in United States many generations ago. Certainly some of my ancestors were the cause of Native Americans grief and loss of life and land.
I wouldn’t change Thanksgiving and I am also sensitive to Native Americans and their struggle for equality. Native Americans deserve to have the same rights and opportunities as those of us from European settler ancestors.
Native Americans are US Citizens and deserve the same rights as all US Citizens. Native Americans deserve to own and live on their ancestral lands that they govern when they choose to and to live anywhere in the Americas.
Native Americans culture is beautiful and sacred and well and alive throughout United States and the Americas.
Unfortunately Native Americans have been discriminated against by non-native Americans for hundreds of years.
Americans young and old do the world a favor by respecting and caring for Native Americans so they may live in peace where they wish and prosper in their own communities and in society side by side all Americans.
No one is illegal on stolen land.
Immigrants make America great.
Peace and love
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