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50th National Day Of Mourning
From https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2019/11/27/50th-day-mourning
(Audio at link, 14:55 min.)
For Native People, Thursday Marks The 50th National Day Of Mourning
November 27, 2019
Tiziana Dearing
Chris Citorik
This year marks the 50th National Day of Mourning, an annual protest held by Native American people that takes place on the fourth Thursday of November. We speak to Kisha James, an enrolled member of the Wampanoag tribe, president of the Native American Student Association at Wellesley College and granddaughter of Wamsutta Frank James, the founder of the National Day of Mourning.
This segment aired on November 27, 2019.
November 27, 2019
Tiziana Dearing
Chris Citorik
This year marks the 50th National Day of Mourning, an annual protest held by Native American people that takes place on the fourth Thursday of November. We speak to Kisha James, an enrolled member of the Wampanoag tribe, president of the Native American Student Association at Wellesley College and granddaughter of Wamsutta Frank James, the founder of the National Day of Mourning.
This segment aired on November 27, 2019.
From Wikipedia, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Mourning_(United_States_protest)
National Day of Mourning (United States protest)
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The National Day of Mourning is an annual protest organized since 1970 by Native Americans of New England on the fourth Thursday of November, the same day as Thanksgiving in the United States. It coincides with an unrelated similar protest, Unthanksgiving Day, held on the West Coast.
The organizers consider the national holiday of Thanksgiving Day as a reminder of the democide and continued suffering of the Native American peoples. Participants in the National Day of Mourning honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today. They want to educate Americans about history. The event was organized in a period of Native American activism and general cultural protests. The protest is organized by the United American Indians of New England (UAINE). Since it was first organized, social changes have resulted in major revisions to the portrayal of United States history,[citation needed] the government's and settlers' relations with Native American peoples,[citation needed] and renewed appreciation for Native American culture.[citation needed].
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The National Day of Mourning is an annual protest organized since 1970 by Native Americans of New England on the fourth Thursday of November, the same day as Thanksgiving in the United States. It coincides with an unrelated similar protest, Unthanksgiving Day, held on the West Coast.
The organizers consider the national holiday of Thanksgiving Day as a reminder of the democide and continued suffering of the Native American peoples. Participants in the National Day of Mourning honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today. They want to educate Americans about history. The event was organized in a period of Native American activism and general cultural protests. The protest is organized by the United American Indians of New England (UAINE). Since it was first organized, social changes have resulted in major revisions to the portrayal of United States history,[citation needed] the government's and settlers' relations with Native American peoples,[citation needed] and renewed appreciation for Native American culture.[citation needed].
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. for First Nations dine across this land and in North America-- Tlamatcanemiliztli, Mocehuia (Nahuatl) translated: peace, paz. 