Depending on your perspective, “T” stands for Turkey or Thanksgiving. It’s a day many of us give thanks for our blessings. Some would argue that we should give thanks daily, or more often, but this is not a day for arguing, even with wrongheaded family members.
“T” also stands for Today and/or Tomorrow. Tomorrow is Buy Nothing Day. It is also Native American Heritage Day. Today, Thanksgiving, Turkey Day, has a significant Native American element to it, an element that is too often distorted. Today, this morning, I found a web site, Many Hoops Around Thanksgiving, that reflects on Thanksgiving with a Native American perspective from Massachusetts, my home land. I hope you will visit it and spend some time contemplating its message, which includes:
This website is many hoops made up of historical and current information, recipes, arts and crafts, and a variety of resources all of which are historically accurate and do not include any form of stereotyping of either the Pilgrims or Indians. For instance, the recipes unless otherwise noted are made of ingredients available in the early 1600's in the Plymouth Massachusetts area. It is an adventure into authenticity that is not readily available elsewhere. Information pertaining to the Wampanoag is from the Wampanoag themselves. The arts and crafts are based on authenticity and do not include activities that are commonly available.
From that same site, we will close today’s posting with this prayer for you, those you love, those who care about you, and all our relations:
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| Prayer from Princess Red Wing Narragansett/Wampanoag |
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Thanks for visiting. Come again when you can.
Please be kind to each other while you can.
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