Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Address

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It was in Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, one of the most meaningful and profound books I have ever had the good fortune to come across, that I first became acquainted with the Thanksgiving Address. A member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation herself, Kimmerer resides in an area of New York located in the … Continue reading Thanksgiving Address

Thanksgiving

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During my childhood in Germany, we celebrated Thanksgiving, if at all, during a church service on a Sunday early in October, as an occasion to acknowledge and appreciate the abundance of Mother Nature. The cornucopia of the autumnal harvest typically was on display, similar to the one I came across during my recent visit there. … Continue reading Thanksgiving