The First Thanksgiving Celebration.............

[lumenredundas]

Much of America's understanding of the early relationship between the Indian and the European is conveyed through the story of Thanksgiving. Proclaimed a holiday in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln, this fairy tale of a feast was allowed to exist in the American imagination pretty much untouched until 1970, the 350th anniversary of the landing of the

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[erinmeta]

who reads your journal that doesn't know thanksgiving is bullshit? i think nowadays it's just another opportunity for families to get together and enjoy a good, albeit gluttonous and cruel, meal. i mean shit, there's been tons of awesome vegan thanksgivings, right?

[lumenredundas]

well it was writen by john little feather, who has writen several native anthropology books. i came across this and thought it would be nice to let others read. many people know thanksgiving is fucked and ass backwards, but few really know why its so.

the last two paragraphs sum up how i feel about the holiday as well

[erinmeta]

i'm an asshole. I only read the last paragraph. and, i'm sorry. it's good to remember things like this.

[deadmartyr]

tl;dr

fuck whitey.