As a person with significant Native background, I just wanted to say that I had a great time yesterday among friends. In my eyes, what something is now may no longer reflect how it started. That’s how I treat Thanksgiving.

I know there were some folks on my friends’ list who posted about the Native genocide as a reason to not celebrate the holiday. That’s fine. I understand the impulse and honor the outrage — trust me when I say that I share it.

But I’m just curious as to the nature of outrage as I question why no one responded at all to my post a day or two ago about a current bit of Native oppression along the Texas/Mexico border:

http://radioactiveart.livejournal.com/659075.html

It’s not just about the past. It’s about the here and now, too.

With respect,
T