black text over a fall street scenery background. text says "do you understand that it has never been about the turkey? —that it has always been about telling a story? you, who have been told the story so many times you cannot concieve of questioning the teller. you, who are the storyteller now set the stage —turkey, mash, stuffing, bible— for your annual performance of thanks. are you ready to look behind the curtain? do you understand someone holds the strings? "

this year, I'm thankful for all the indigenous voices who educate us about the history of genocide embedded in thanksgiving.

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