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Thanksgiving Prayer We are thankful, God, this Thanksgiving Day For all the blessings sent our way We pray for every family large or small We ask Thee to care for them all. For all our loved ones far away Dear God, keep them safe we pray May they know they are not forgotten On this Thanksgiving Day. We give thanks for the miracles we receive Forgive us for being so blind we do not see Give us a new awareness of everything And for the joy to our life that you bring. Dear God, we are thankful to you For the many things that you do We ask for Thy guidance along our way As we pray this Thanksgiving Day.

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Native American Indian Holiday Native American Heritage Day WOW! It's here again.... November 1st marks a month long celebration of the Native American Indian. Two powerful organizations, the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) and the National Congress of American Indians have teamed together to push for the creation of a national holiday which will be called Native American Heritage Day. This day will be observed on the Friday following Thanksgiving, in my opinion it's about time! Earnie Stevens (Oneida) NIGA chairman says "The Friday after Thanksgiving is a natural fit for this day of recognition. It will require the nation to focus on the many contributions of Indian people and help to promote an accurate story of our history, as well as help this great nation grow away from the common stereotypes and misinformation that plague a very proud, productive and patriotic people." In May of 1916, New York was the first state to establish an American Indian Day, and several states now host similar days of observances. In 1990 President George H.W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November as " National American Indian Heritage Month," and similar proclamations have been issued every year since 1994. But still, with this being said, American's first peoples largely go unrecognized in their own homelands. Why, is the question that I would like to ask? If we were or were not the first peoples in this land called the Americas, later know as The United States it is still evident that our culture was prominent here when the Europeans arrived. So, why is it that we are not recognized as other cultural races are? I know that we have African History Month and Hispanic History month, I see the advertisements all through the year for thes specific months and usually is accompanied by festivals throughout North America, movies, television specials and shows, and education within the school communities. To my knowledge from past experiences within the US government school systems and work forces I have not seen any signs of anyone celebrating the American Indian culture that was only recognized as United States citizens in 1924 just 87 years to date of the hundreds of years science Europeans arrived. No special movies or cultural events being held other than on the REZ in North Carolina where my family and I come from. Why can the Native Americans not be celebrated and acknowledged by the U.S. for their strong will, their past sufferings, some continued sufferings, proud traditions, and never ending truths and survival of being great peoples? Being Tsalagi (Cherokee) my family and I have always tried to hold to our values and traditions of our beautiful culture. I am very proud to be an American Indian full blood Cherokee and I hope that American society will soon discover what has been hidden for so long and see my people who are all Native American Indians and what makes us a great nation within a nation. I would like to thank Daniel Gibson for some of the quotes in this blog, and my people for being strong through our trials through the hundreds of years. Thanksgiving for me and my family is a two day celebration of giving thanks that our people has survived all negative force through the first discoveries until now. Thankful that we are still a people, not only remembered from stories, and song, but still living amongst this great nation as a whole with all other citizens. "We are a Great Nation within a Great Nation." Rain Fallen Crow Some Cherokee Native Celebrities Rita Coolidge great singer also part of family trio native group Walela Priscilla Coolidge sister of Rita and singer Walela Laura Statterfield daughter of Priscilla and singer Walela Johnny Deep great actor in my opinion the greatest of our time Chuck Norris Martial Artist and actor David Carrodine Martial Artist and actor Wes Studi actor Delana Studi actress and speaker Burt Reynolds actor Val Kilmer actor Tina Turner singer James Earl Jones speaker and actor Ava Gardner actress Loretta Lynn singer Cher singer Jimi Hendrix singer This is just a fraction of American Indians who stand in the spotlight for our enjoyment. Many actors, actresses, singers, models, and political leaders are of native backgrounds. I know that even in my entertainment business it was my ethnic features of my Cherokee peoples got me many photo shoots, posters, billboards, and runway opportunities. I am very thankful for my great people and the great peoples of all native cultures in America. Lets enjoy our American Indian Heritage together! Many prayers to all of you.

To start off with this is written by a good friend of mine. He is a Cherokee Indian, he goes to schools to educate students on the history of his ancestors. The Trail of Tears Please if you read the following do not reply with hate or bashing remarks. I did not ask you to read, you chose to yourself. As a cultural advisor in Native American Indians and my Cherokee Nation I have been educating schools, colleges, social, history, and cultural groups of this the Indigenous Tribes of North America. Usually around this time of the year I always have questions on: Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, and the now noticed National Native American Heritage Month and American Indian Day. But, this one question always comes from the mouths of those who want to know: What is the Trail of Tears? Why is the Cherokee so well known for this event? My answer as given to me by my family with the knowledge of my fathers grandfathers father jumping from this event known by the government as The Removal Act. What follows is as sugar coated as I could bring myself to be for the posting allowance of myspace. But I assure you that the events that you read are only a brief history of what I have been told and what I have read from government documents recently released. If it seems that the following reading goes astray it's simply because I had to break and take my mind from some of the pain that I am writing for those who are wanting to understand the truths. I apologize if the following seems spread out or not enough information. This is a heated topic and is hard to write, speak, or think for those of us who have this dreaded event in our family history. If my people had not survived then you would not be reading my words today. The Trail of Tears... Yes, I know of this. All Cherokee know of this terrible event. The actual term came from the Choctaw in the early year of 1830 as the US Government started and forced the Removal Act which was removing all Native Indians from the eastern states and moving them west to Indian Territory present day Oklahoma. The Cherokee was the last to be moved as we fought hard to stay in our homelands. In 1835 a young Indian boy found a yellow rock "gold" in our new lands of Georgia given to our people after being pushed from Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina, this started a war between the European settlers and the Cherokee Indians. The white settlers wanted this gold for themselves and pushed for Andrew Jackson to forcefully move the Cherokee out of the land and let the white settlers have it. After repeated meetings with Andrew Jackson the verdict was decided. " Did I not once issue the Removal Act?" "Then let it be enforced now." "Remove the Cherokee Indians!" In the early months of 1838 the Cherokee faced harsh actions by the Federal Government Military by being removed from their homes, beaten and taken in stocks and chains. Cherokee Chief John Ross seeing this gave orders to all Cherokee to report to the Fort Blockhouses located in Georgia saying "It was the right thing to do." Chief John Ross returned to Washington to lobby for his people fighting each day for the rights that were bestow upon us and having no victory in the end. The Cherokee were forced into fences and corrals to be held until the removal can take place. Given blankets from fallen soldiers with small pox many children and elderly were drained slowly of life as the months slowly traveled through time then killing many upon many. General Winfield Scott was our only hope during that time. General Scott decreed that "All Cherokee man, woman, and child be given meat, corn, water and bread." But, his orders were ignored by those who were not under his command. The Federal Government Military found pleasure in torture and rape of women and children while the men were restrained and made to watch, soldiers forced their captives to perform acts of depravation so disgusting they cannot be told here. As the 1,000 plus miles was planned many new settlers were so happy to finally have the new land. The winter of 1838 soon came with hundreds of the Cherokee already dead from the many ruthless acts of the government army the march begins. As the winter march began the thousands of thousands of footprints left by my people in this earth faded as the snow to fresh sunlight. I have read solider journal accounts describing each suffering night as follows "I sit in horror as the screams and moans fill the night air," " Many of the Cherokee young and old have fallen to the elements and disease our government have brought upon them." I count as many as 200 each night die." "This is a sorrowful time for these people who did nothing to deserve this tragedy." It was said that when the Removal Act was applied to the Cherokee our number in the beginning march was roughly 12,000 strong but when our trail ended in present-day Oklahoma in the early spring of 1839 some 5 months later only roughly 5,000 plus Cherokee made it alive. This is why the Trail of Tears name is so remembered by the United States as applying to the Cherokee Indians, this was classified as the largest mass murder of the New World by the US Government on innocent people. In the mid 1865s during the ending of the Civil War a soldier who was present during the Removal of the Cherokee writes, "During the Civil War I watched as hundreds of men died, including my own brother, but none of that compares to what we did to the Cherokee Indians." We call it "Nunna daul Tsuny [Trail Where They Cried )," As we almost lost our people, traditions, culture, and our future. I hope that this helps explain to you the severe actions and why we feel certain ways about the government and certain holidays the US celebrate. I have walked only a fraction of this infamous "Trail" I still can not imagine what it was like for my ancestors. Rain Fallen Crow

Thanksgiving or The Day of A.I.R. Well, it's that time of the year once more. I know many are planning and preparing for their Thanksgiving Day celebration next Thursday. This is a time of gratitude for most for the many blessings that surround them. To me, Thanksgiving is known as The Day of A.I.R. -- or The Day of American Indian Remembrance. I would, however, like to take you back to the original Thanksgiving, and the myth that most believers follow today. The story that follows is but a small fraction of those of the American Indian. These stories are passed down from family to family, tribe to tribe, in a collection I call "The Unforgotten Lies, and Untold Truths of the Original Native Americans." The Myth of Thanksgiving Day As we look back, we can see that many Thanksgiving stories have been recorded throughout this nation's history. For my people, this is a time of the harvest, when in return we give thanks to the Great Creator for providing us with what our hands have brought out of the ground from the earth's production. Our celebration of the feast with the Pilgrims that everyone recalls, however, has a much darker history than most are familiar with. During the earliest days of the Pilgrims, 12,000 acres were requested of the Indians for settlement purposes, and a treaty was agreed upon. To celebrate this treaty, a feast was prepared, both by Indians and Pilgrims (for which the Indians supplied most of the food.) So in 1621, it can be said that the beginning of the perpetuating myth of Thanksgiving was born into "reality" as we know it. But sadly, the full and accurate details of the true history of Thanksgiving are not provided to this nation's children in their textbooks. While teachers are busy photocopying pictures of Indians and Pilgrims, along with various foods, turkeys, and other animals for children to color as part of their "Thanksgiving activities," the ugly truths surrounding the history of this "holiday" are not only omitted, but also twisted into a shameful parody of the facts. The "celebration" of the commonly conveyed "fairytale" version of Thanksgiving -- without regard or acknowledgement of the actual historical events that took place -- is a sick and twisted disregard for human rights, as well as an affront to Native Americans. Just two years after the treaty was signed, and 12,000 acres of land given to the settlers, the colonists invited Massasoit, Chief of the Wampanoags, to their first feast, symbolizing "Eternal Friendship." Massasoit accepted the invitation, and along with 200 of his people, came to the feast. The English offered previously- prepared foods and drinks, and soon thereafter, 200 Indians "mysteriously" fell dead from unknown poisons. The first recognized Thanksgiving took place in 1637, some 16 years later, amidst war between settlers and Pequot Indians. 700 men, women, and children of the Pequot tribe were gathering for their annual Green Corn Dance on what is now Groton, Connecticut. Dutch and English mercenaries surrounded the tribe's camp, and proceeded to shoot, stab, butcher and burn alive all 700 members of the tribe. What?? You mean you haven't heard this story before? The following day, the Massachusetts Bay Colony held a feast in celebration, and was declared "A Day of Thanksgiving." In the ensuing madness of Indian extermination, Indians were scalped, mutilated, burned, and even sold into slavery -- and this "thankful" feast was held as a celebration of each massacre that took place. This was later declared by the Churches of Manhattan as a day of Thanksgiving to celebrate victory over the "Heathen Savages," as the Indians were called. Many settlers took delight in kicking the severed heads of fallen Indians through the streets as amusement. This is the horrid, but sadly accurate history of what nearly all Americans celebrate on Thanksgiving each year. On June 20, 1676, Edward Rawson was unanimously voted by the governing council of Charlestown, Massachusetts, to proclaim June 29th as the first day of Thanksgiving. It was not until 1863 that Abe Lincoln, needing a wave of patriotism to hold the country together, that Thanksgiving was officially declared a national holiday. Understandably, adamant protests about the celebration of Thanksgiving have taken place over the years. As early as 1863, Pequot Indian Minister William Apess urged "every man of color" to mourn the day of the Pilgrim's landing, and to bury Plymouth Rock in protest. In 1970 Apess got his way. As 1970 marked the 350th anniversary of Thanksgiving, it became the first proclaimed national day of mourning for American Indians. (Thanks, Artemise.) Since 1970 and the establishment of a national day of mourning, American Indians have continued to voice their objections to and protest the celebration of Thanksgiving. In 1996, the United American Indians of New England finally put a stop to the annual "pilgrim parade" – the marchers were forced to turn around, and were run back to the seaside. Hundreds of years too late, some would say. In 1997, peacefully gathered Indian protesters were assaulted by the local Plymouth Police Department, the County Sheriff's Department, as well as State Troopers -- on horseback and in full riot gear. Native men, women, children, and elders were beaten, pepper sprayed, and gassed. Nearly 30 were arrested. Among the natives who were protesting for the remembrance of their people, and how the present-day settlers were so lightly depicting the false origins of this holiday were Blacks, Latinos, and some Whites, standing strong for the terrible truths now known and the laughing hearts of those who would continue to disregard the memories of the loss of life and inhumane acts against the original Native Americans. Later, videotapes surfaced to confirm the assaults and ensuing police brutality against these protesters. Now you have read a brief history of the true story behind Thanksgiving. This is why, as Native American Indians, we celebrate Thanksgiving as The Day of A.I.R. -- The Day of American Indian Remembrance. Remembering what we have been subjected to in the name of the "New World." Another holiday celebrated on the day following Thanksgiving is National American Indian Day. It is somewhat gratifying to know that hundreds of years later, Native American Indians are finally being recognized. I would like to thank Artemise for some informative subjects for the completion of this story of "The Unforgotten Lies and Untold Truths of the Original Native Americans." Also, I would like to thank my friend Jennifer for the editing of this story. It appears my english in writing is not that good. So, "S-gi Dalone'ga Kama'ma." Peace and blessings be with you all my brothers and sisters. "Separate we are weak like one twig easily broken, but together as many we are hard to break." Rain Fallen Crow