How do Indigenous people spend Thanksgiving? For many, rather than a celebration of peace and shared prosperity between Native Americans and Pilgrims, Thanksgiving represents the dark shadow of genocide and the resilience of Native people. Every tribe and every individual may have a different way of spending Thanksgiving. Some will gather together with their families and share a meal, exchanging prayers and stories from the rich oral history of Native Americans. Others will fast for the entire day. or tribal citizen Dennis W. Zotigh, Thanksgiving is "a day of mourning." Zotigh is a member of the Kiowa Gourd Clan and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Winter Clan, and a descendant of Sitting Bear and No Retreat, both principal war chiefs of the Kiowas. "To most Natives, Thanksgiving is not a celebration," Zotigh says. "Natives, particularly in the New England area, remember this attempted genocide as a factual part of their history and are reminded each year during the modern Thanksgiving." Tap the link in bio to read the full story.