Tag Archives: Native Americans

What is Thanksgiving Anyway?

My blogger friends from other countries have asked what exactly America is celebrating each year on the fourth Thursday in   November?  It is not just overeating , football , and Black Friday shopping which has made its way into … Continue reading

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National Navajo Code Talkers’ Day

These brave Navajo Marines sitting before the landscape of Monument Valley!  Your heart will be touched by their story of the invaluable contribution they made to the United States during WW II .    

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Plimouth Plantation Virtual Tour

A reenactment of the First Thanksgiving  meal l when the Pilgrims invited the Native Americans who had helped them stay alive in the New World, of Plimouth Plantation, Massachusetts. This is the one truly American holiday where families near and … Continue reading

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Columbus Day or Bartolome Day?

This is dedicated to my Onondaga family and the pride I have in their many  contributions including  peace, Lacrosse, and gentle leadership in  both the  Iroquois Nation, and their second home nation, the United States of America.   (To read … Continue reading

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Pow Wow

This local Pow Wow has become a family tradition.  This year, my Onondaga daughter was with us.  Some of the Iroquois from Syracuse  were there selling  traditional crafts and corn soup and fry bread.   The drumming filled the air, … Continue reading

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“America”, the film

Dinesh D’Souza is an immigrant from India. He is an unapologetic believer in American exceptionalism. His first political film was “2016 Obama’s America” was a box office hit making 33 million. The premise is whether the world is better off … Continue reading

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