"My family getting together to eat and celebrate our lives on a day that represents the genocide of..."

My family getting together to eat and celebrate our lives on a day that represents the genocide of our ancestors and culture is, in its own way, a “fuck you” to colonization. America’s colonial project failed. We’re still here, and we’re keeping our ceremonies and traditions alive. We’re still speaking our languages. We’re living our culture. I’m alive and I know what it means to be Lakota. For that, I give thanks every day.

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Frank Waln - “And A Middle Finger To Americas Failed Colonialism” | The Guardian

Happy Thanksgiving, America!

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