Thanksgiving Holiday

Native Americans Hold National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving

November 30, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Genocide, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans, Palestine

“‘Thanksgiving’ is a white-washed holiday designed to conceal its true origins of violence, genocide, land theft, and forced assimilation,” said the Indigenous Environmental Network. by Jessica Corbett, published on Common Dreams, November 28, 2024 In contrast with Thanksgiving celebrations across the United States on Thursday, Native Americans held a National Day of Mourning, promoted accurate history, and championed Indigenous voices[…]

54th National Day of Mourning Demands: ‘Land Back, from Turtle Island to Palestine!’

November 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans, Rights of Opressed Peoples, The War at Home, US Hypocrisy, White Supremacy

By Workers World Boston Bureau posted on Workers World, November 28, 2023 Plymouth, Massachusetts ~Over 2,000 Indigenous people and their supporters — with thousands more in attendance via live stream — shut down business as usual in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Nov. 23 to commemorate the 54th National Day of Mourning (NDOM). Here — where millions of tourist dollars depend on[…]

‘We Have Survived and Flourished’: Massive Turnout on National Day of Mourning

December 2, 2022 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Genocide, Native Americans

By Will Hodgkinson posted on Workers World, November 29, 2022 Kisha James (Aquinnah Wampanoag and Oglala Lakota), co-leader of United American Indians of New England (UAINE), opened the rally by telling the history of NDOM, which was founded in 1970 by her grandfather, the late Wamsutta Frank James. Kisha James quoted an account of the first NDOM by Russell Means[…]