The first National Day of Mourning was held on Thanksgiving in 1970. One of the original goals of the National Day of Mourning was to find a connection and peace between Natives and non-Natives. The original speech of Frank "Gray Hawk" James, one-time leader of the Wampanoag Tribe, ended on a hopeful, uplifting message: “What has happened cannot be changed, but today we must work toward a more humane America, a more Indian America, where men and nature once again are important; where the Indian values of honor, truth and brotherhood prevail.”
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HELPFUL RESOURCES:
First Light (Currently streaming free online-13 minute documentary)
Upstander Project-About Us: https://upstanderproject.
A man without a tribe: The true story of Squanto
Sheila Novak