AS THE WORLD CELEBRATES THANKSGIVING LET'S TRY TO RESPECT OTHER PEOPLES BELIEFS and Live in PEACE!
This is actually my face when people tell me "happy thanksgiving" lmao! I use to get really offended and tell people off but I don't do that anymore. Actually, I take the time to remind people about what Thanksgiving is really all about if they push it too much. I also tell people that I do my best to respect other people's beliefs and how they should and if they would want someone telling them that they could not worship their God and how some people think that their God is evil. I usually will have their attention then. I do keep it short and sweet because all I want to do...just as all my ancestors did that were of all African and Native indigenous peoples wanted was to live in peace. Ase'!!
Did you know that OKLAHOMA MEANS "home of the red man"? It is said that when the Cherokee first arrived in Oklahoma during the great trail of tears, many small towns were named after what they saw! Towns like...HOLATA OKLAHOMA(saw a whole lotta Indians lol). Broken bow, Broken Arrow, Oolagah, Ahloso, Oklahoma. Here is a list of towns and cities of Oklahoma and as you read you will see the difference in these names than any other names in all the states!!! Even though most of us do not celebrate thanksgiving many of our families do and many of us are of mixed cultures and heritage so many still do especially the elders. Let us just take this time to not make people feel bad about thanksgiving but to bring awareness of how to not repeat history and to respect other's beliefs as we educate those to respect our beliefs! Ase'
Apachewolf
My ancestors too