[Oe List ...] An alternate view

[Randy Williams via OE]

Rod,
I get this, but I'm having a little struggle with wallowing in the sins of the past. It's a kind of "Marilyn Monroe, if it took all that..." moment for me, without denying that which was perpetrated on the natives of this land by our forebears. I keep trying to appropriate "all is good, the past is approved" as it relates to our nation's history. I find myself wanting to acknowledge the dichotomy of good and evil that is true of all of life without being oblivious to the evil or ignoring the good. The only way I've found to do that is to focus on the whole while vowing that the future not be a repeat of the past.  Is it possible to celebrate a national day of Thanksgiving given our history?  That's the question your email raises for me, and I thank you for that. I say yes, it is. 
Randy 

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> On Nov 27, 2014, at 9:46 AM, Rod Rippel via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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> Native Americans have a different take on the 1st Thanksgiving.  RR
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> Learn the Real History of Thanksgiving.
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> Thanksgiving, like Columbus Day, serves as a reminder of the genocide and violence Native communities experienced.  Learn about Thanksgiving and early colonial history from the Native perspective.
> A Wampanoag's perspective on the first Thanksgiving
> Cracked.com's 5 Facts About Thanksgiving Your History Teacher Left Out 
> Christopher Moraff's 2012 piece, "Should We Rename Thanksgiving 'National Ethnic Cleansing Day'?" in Philadelphia magazine.
> Do American Indians celebrate Thanksgiving? By NMAI
> Powwow.com Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month Guide
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