Haiku: Thanksgiving
Thank you for the food
Thanks for helping us survive
Thank you for your land
Sorry to be Mr. Bummer Liberal Jerk guy. I think the Thanksgiving holiday is a good holiday. We cannot change the past.
We should also be aware of the continuing suffering in Native American communities, which we can change.
Read this article, Understanding Discrimination Against Indigenous Peoples and Native Americans, from North Carolina Wesleyan College.
An government article from the Centers For Disease Control, Homicide and Suicide Among Native Americans, 1979-1992. A snippet: "During this 14-year period, overall homicides rates for Native American were about 2.0 times higher, and suicide rates were about 1.5 times higher, than U.S. National rates."
Thanks for helping us survive
Thank you for your land
© Kevin B.
Sorry to be Mr. Bummer Liberal Jerk guy. I think the Thanksgiving holiday is a good holiday. We cannot change the past.
We should also be aware of the continuing suffering in Native American communities, which we can change.
Read this article, Understanding Discrimination Against Indigenous Peoples and Native Americans, from North Carolina Wesleyan College.
An government article from the Centers For Disease Control, Homicide and Suicide Among Native Americans, 1979-1992. A snippet: "During this 14-year period, overall homicides rates for Native American were about 2.0 times higher, and suicide rates were about 1.5 times higher, than U.S. National rates."
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posted by Kevin on 11/23/2006
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