As Thanksgiving weekend wraps up for our boisterous neighbors from below I begin to wonder, why is this particular holiday so widely embraced with such acceptance and enthusiasm? Historically speaking, it marks a time when colonists plundered villages -- murdered, enslaved and diseased indigenous peoples. Sadly now, this embarrassing truth is disguised by a myth which is laden with racial and cultural stereotypes. Moreover, Canadians and Americans alike, treat Thanksgiving like it's some inconsequential Disney tale of ubiquitous harmony between the John Smith type of character and his Native American cronies.
While Americans enjoy a succulent thanksgiving dinner in celebration of a horrific historical event, may they also give thanks for the painfully American things in this world...
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