Native Americans host ‘National Day of Mourning’ on Thanksgiving
Al JazeeraUnited American Indians of New England has held the solemn remembrance on every Thanksgiving Day since 1970. “Happy Thanksgiving to you in the land your forefathers stole.” That’s the in-your-feast message Native Americans are preparing to send as they convene their 50th annual National Day of Mourning in the seaside town where the Pilgrims settled. United American Indians of New England has held the solemn remembrance on every Thanksgiving Day since 1970 to recall what organisers describe as “the genocide of millions of native people, the theft of native lands, and the relentless assault on native culture”. Promotional posters proclaim: “We didn’t cross the border – the border crossed us!” Past gatherings have mourned lives lost to the nationwide opioid addiction crisis, shown solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and condemned environmental degradation. Since then, the National Day of Mourning has become a louder, prouder and increasingly multi-ethnic affair in the community nicknamed “America’s Hometown”.
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