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National Day of Mourning

Gathering on Cole’s Hill in Plymouth each US Thanksgiving Day since 1970.

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1970 –
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Plymouth, Massachusetts
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  1. Span 1970 –
  2. led by United American Indians of New England, according to United American Indians of New England 1970 –

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  1. 1970 – National Day of Mourning
  2. 1970 – United American Indians of New England leads National Day of Mourning According to United American Indians of New England
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  1. Historical Information, United American Indians of New England. Self-published
    [UAINE is the organization which organizes the National Day of Mourning protests in Plymouth.]
    James first came to national attention in 1970 when he, with hundreds of other Native Americans and their supporters, went to Plymouth, Massachusetts and declared Thanksgiving day a National Day of Mourning for Native Americans.
    which was delivered at the first National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, MA in 1970
  2. National Day of Mourning, United American Indians of New England. Self-published
    Thanksgiving Day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands and the erasure of Native cultures.
    Since 1970, Indigenous people & their allies have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on the US Thanksgiving holiday.
  3. Background Information, United American Indians of New England. Self-published
    Within days Wamsutta was told by a representative of the Department of Commerce and Development that he would not be allowed to give the speech.
    They would let him speak only if he agreed to deliver a speech that they would provide. Wamsutta refused to have words put into his mouth.
    the theme of the anniversary celebration is brotherhood and anything inflammatory would have been out of place.
    had been asked to speak at a fancy Commonwealth of Massachusetts banquet celebrating the 350th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims.
  4. You Are The Historian, Unit 5: Giving Thanks, Plimoth Patuxet Museums. Scholarship & press
    For many Wampanoag people, Thanksgiving is a day of mourning.
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