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Thanksgiving: A Day of Gratitude and Grief

Updated: Feb 3

Thanksgiving: A Day of Gratitude and GriefThanksgiving often overlooks the deeper truths of the land and its original stewards. Reflecting on the land’s memory, the article explores how sanitized narratives erase the history of Indigenous peoples, replacing their suffering and resilience with myths. It challenges us to move beyond the Eurocentric story of Thanksgiving and honor the land’s memory and the people who have always cared for it, fostering gratitude rooted in truth and respect.


Read full article here: Connections

Mural of a young Indigenous girl painted by artist, Emanuel Orozco located in Downtown Modesto

 
 
 

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