21 - A Façade of Settlerism

Four hundred years ago, the First Thanksgiving was held. According to legend, the Pilgrims of Plymouth and the Wampanoag shared a feast to celebrate their harvest and give thanks to God for the blessings of the past year. This picturesque scene conveniently scrubs away the destruction and displacement of indigenous peoples at the hands of European settlers bent on colonial expansion. Discontent with their condition, those colonizers would slaughter and steal until they expanded their empire across the entire North American continent. A yearly day of thanksgiving cannot mask 400 years of colonial greed. In this episode, we discuss the myth of Thanksgiving, the Pequot Massacre, the irony around Black Friday, and more. Land back!

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Outro song: Part-Time Indian - Mato

The struggle continues, ¡Venceremos!