I hope you are surrounded by friends and family, something we should all be thankful for. And a special prayer of appreciation to the Indigenous People of North America who welcomed the first immigrants, outcasts from a “civilized” nation to their home and shared their bounty in what was to be the first Thanksgiving Feast.
Bummer about the government eventually breaking treaties to get the land; all the wars, massacres and attempts to destroy your way of life by condemning you to reservations. But we attempted to atone by allowing casinos and resorts so you could make a few bucks. A start, but let’s make one final deal and “Bury the hatchet” so to speak.
To our Seminole brothers and Arapaho sisters; our Apache, Cheyenne and Cherokee families as well as scores of tribes unnamed here, I offer you the states of Florida and Texas as reparations. They are yours, free and clear, with a built-in peace treaty as long as you don’t try to return them. Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy!
(In the interest of full disclosure I previously tried to give them back to Spain and Mexico in the past but had no takers.)