2022 November 24th
Friend,
for many across this country, Thanksgiving is a day to come together
and commemorate the holiday season. For Indigenous communities,
Thanksgiving is a day of observance and mourning. A time to remember Native history and protest the horrific oppression Native communities face today.
To Native communities and allies, Thanksgiving is recognized as the National Day of Mourning.
The President of the North American Indian Center of Boston board of directors said, “Extraction happened on this land from those first moments of contact. Displacement happened. Wars happened. And they continue to happen.” He added, “It (National Day of Mourning) is a central part of our year. It’s part of the spiritual tradition of the local community.”
This Native American Heritage Month, the Daily Kos community is coming together to call on Congress to fulfill its centuries-old promise to the Cherokee Nation.
To Native communities and allies, Thanksgiving is recognized as the National Day of Mourning.
The President of the North American Indian Center of Boston board of directors said, “Extraction happened on this land from those first moments of contact. Displacement happened. Wars happened. And they continue to happen.” He added, “It (National Day of Mourning) is a central part of our year. It’s part of the spiritual tradition of the local community.”
This Native American Heritage Month, the Daily Kos community is coming together to call on Congress to fulfill its centuries-old promise to the Cherokee Nation.
In one of the most deadly instances of abuse toward Native people in
American History, the United States and the Cherokee Nation signed The Treaty of New Echota. The treaty led to the expulsion of Cherokees from their homeland and forced them to move West on the Trail of Tears, where one-quarter of the Cherokee population perished. But many don’t know that the Treaty of New Echota also guaranteed the Cherokee people a right to send a delegate to Congress.
Now, the Cherokee people are renewing their push for this representation in Congress- and their demands are being heard. Last week, Congress held its first hearing about establishing a non-voting delegate seat for the Cherokee Nation. It is the closest the U.S. has gotten to addressing this historic injustice.
As we approach the holiday season with our loved ones in mind, it is vital that we acknowledge the brutal history of our country so that we can strive for a better tomorrow, with Native communities at the forefront of that planning and in positions of power.
Now, the Cherokee people are renewing their push for this representation in Congress- and their demands are being heard. Last week, Congress held its first hearing about establishing a non-voting delegate seat for the Cherokee Nation. It is the closest the U.S. has gotten to addressing this historic injustice.
As we approach the holiday season with our loved ones in mind, it is vital that we acknowledge the brutal history of our country so that we can strive for a better tomorrow, with Native communities at the forefront of that planning and in positions of power.
Keep fighting,
Jayleen Alvarado
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