“And the next time you sit down for your Thanksgiving feast, consider saying a word of thanks to the original people of the lands you now call home for allowing you to live, work, and raise your children on their homelands.”
Celebrating That We Are Still Here gives a perspective to reflect on for the Thanksgiving holiday this week.
This blog was first posted by ACLU Nebraska during the pandemic. The author Kevin Abourezk is a local journalist and Deputy Managing Editor at Indian Country Today. His words about gratitude and remembrance are relevant today.
November is Native American Heritage Month and an opportunity to honor the vast contributions of Native American writers. This link to the American Authors Museum provides podcasts and articles by Native American poets and authors.