Happy Thanksgiving RS Members

[AQTCJAK]

Vicki & I would like to wish you & your families a Happy Thanksgiving.

[boozeman]

thanks guys....feelin the love

[kathywithbirds]

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!

Here's a neat site with some interesting info about Thanksgiving...

Thanksgiving on the Net - Welcome

[caitrina]

Happy Turkey Day! Stay safe!

[DrHank]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[prow]

happy thanksgiving everyone. that being said, me being part Cherokee indian, i feel the need to say this is a sad holiday, for some, that represnts the distruction of native american traditions and way of life, not to mention what soon lead to many travesties including killings and sealing of all the land. i dont want to put a downer on it but..., do you know the reason the indians decided to share their harvests? it was because the pilgrims where stealing the indians food and supplies, they would dig up the dead and take the foods and jewelry from them. later the indians thought it was best to teach them to hunt and grow foods of their own. their kindness was not returnned. instead crops, game, land, goods and lives where taken not shared. sorry to bring in reality i just can not give thanks for the first thanksgiving, it marks the invasion. we are still thankful during this time of the year but not because of the first thanksgiving but for mother earth and all that she provides, its a time of a new, representing the circle of life(kinda, dont know a better way to put it). this a link to a little background before thanksgiving. TRUE THANKSGIVING A Day of Mourning: ... - Native American Prayer and Wisdom - tribe.net

A INDIAN THANKSGIVING PRAYER
Gwa! Gwa! Gwa!
Now the time has come!
Hear us, Lord of the Sky!
We are here to speak the truth,
for you do not hear lies,
We are your children, Lord of the Sky.

Now begins the Gayant' gogwus
This sacred fire and sacred tobacco
And through this smoke
We offer our prayers
We are your children, Lord of the Sky.

Now in the beginning of all things
You provided that we inherit your creation
You said: I shall make the earth
on which people shall live
And they shall look to the earth as their mother
And they shall say, "It is she who supports us."
You said that we should always be thankful
For our earth and for each other
So it is that we are gathered here
We are your children, Lord of the Sky.

Now again the smoke rises
And again we offer prayers
You said that food should be placed beside us
And it should be ours in exchange for our labor.
You thought that ours should be a world
where green grass of many kinds should grow
You said that some should be medicines
And that one should be Ona'o
the sacred food, our sister corn
You gave to her two clinging sisters
beautiful Oa'geta, our sister beans
and bountiful Nyo'sowane, our sister squash
The three sacred sisters; they who sustain us.

This is what you thought, Lord of the Sky.
Thus did you think to provide for us
And you ordered that when the warm season comes,
That we should see the return of life
And remember you, and be thankful,
and gather here by the sacred fire.
So now again the smoke arises
We the people offer our prayers
We speak to you through the rising smoke
We are thankful, Lord of the Sky.

(Liberally translated)
Chuck Larsen, Seneca

[XBwlr]

Well said prow.

Best wishes to all.

[vdituri]

Here's wishing all RS and their families the very best!
I'm thankful for you all.

[kathywithbirds]

Prow, it's funny (strange funny, not funny funny), my 3-year-old came home from school with an "Indian" hat on ... apparently the little ones had some teaching on Thanksgiving, and I was wondering exactly what was taught. I'm ashamed to say I don't know anything at all about the Delaware strain in our family... think it was my great-great grandmother. I know where she's buried, I keep meaning to get into it but I never do. I really need to push that up in priority.

[blue_eyes53813]

Happy Thanksgiving everybody.. Man I cant waite to gt some yummy pumpkin pie.

[michael_cb_125]

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!