@iwiangels: Each year on the fourth Thursday in November recognizes the National Day of Mourning. The observance is an opportunity to reflect on Native American heritage and the role Thanksgiving played in the lives of their ancestors. The organizers of this observance consider Thanksgiving Day as a continued reminder of the democide and suffering of Native American people. Since 1970, participants in the National Day of Mourning have honored Native ancestors and their struggles to survive today. Part of the mission behind the event is to educate Americans about the history of Thanksgiving. -national day calendar #nationaldayofmourning #thanksgiving #fyp #foryou #foryourpage Not my usual post but i love being native american and its my acc

sofisaidtrustme :

Imagine what could’ve been.

ᛑᛗᛛ Maddie ᛑᛗᛛ :

I feel like thanksgiving is so weird. Could you imagine if Germany celebrated a holiday that had a direct correlation to the holocaust? ITS WEIRD ISNT IT ??

breannjolynn :

never forget no one is illegal on stolen land!!!!

Nev :

I felt so betrayed learning the actual history of Thanksgiving. I can't even imagine the grief indigenous folks feel. May you all thrive, and one day live safely among the land your ancestors once cared for🖤

mads :

we are all children of the universe and should treat one another as such

StrawberryBlondeWX🌪️ :

Is there anything I can do to honor you & your ancestors? I have Native American burial mounds close to my property. I’ve left oranges & some tobacco as an offer before. Just want to make sure that’s still the right thing to do

Jaybae :

Is this why I am physically sad on thanksgiving?

𖣂 𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓽𝔂 ⋆𖤓☽⋆ :

I'm native American but I don't look it 😔💔

Alfredlover1234567 :

I say just eat a meal with your family and celebrate that our people are still here and be thankful for their sacrifice to keep our culture alive.

Mexican_Ese :

Growing my hair out for the men who weren’t allowed to before me.

𝓀𝓎𝒶 ᖭི༏ᖫྀ :

not indigenous myself, but i truly believe the least us non-native americans can do is educate ourselves on the real history. this is stolen land & it’s so important to remember whose land i’m living on 💙

imnotkae :

my family celebrates, but im glad to know the history of thanksgiving and do my best to pay honor to what truly happened, and to the people affected by it, happy national day of mourning

🏛☀️🪶°☆°🪶🏛☀️ :

I celebrate Thanksgiving by honoring the native Americans who survived the genoc!de, and those who are still living today

Nuk3_zom_ :

My family doesn’t celebrate thanksgiving but we’re indigenous Mexican so we spend it as almost a second day of the dead but only for our indigenous ancestors

Emmysspamaccount1111 :

I always use thanksgiving to honor the native Americans and the ones who made it out alive. It just seemed like they deserved the most honor after they went through so much evil. It also helps me remember what my half of my history had to go through south of the border

Morgan🍉 :

I live on stolen land. Today was not a celebration. Thank you for sharing and educating!

🌻 Del Jardín Secreto 🌻 :

tenoch :

we mourn what we could have been

Sav :

Not native american, but filipino. I often think about what we lost due to colonization. Life wouldve been so different

katie 🤠 :

I should of braided my hair for work <\3

MirandaRose🪬💫🫀 :

if I could have any wish from a genie, it would be that we collaborated instead of colonized. imagine what a beautiful world we could have had.

b00tyha1rs :

i cant stop my family from celebrating thanksgiving, but know that i gather with my friends and give thanks to the tribes and ppl still here today. i know i have no say in discussions like this but know ppl like me care :)

AnGii🌹 :

I wished we got this see this America led by indigenous people

ꨄ𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐧ꨄ :

i still celebrate but in a way to honor my ancestors for the sacrifices they had to make and pain they had to endure. every bite i take is my way of allowing them to eat through me