This Thanksgiving Day is also the last day of Native American Heritage Month, and gatherings nationwide will memorialize a meal that prefaced the destruction of indigenous food systems in North America by those struggling newcomers. While many American tables will be decorated with the “Indian corn” that comes out of its holiday storage space to provide a festive touch, across the country, a growing number of Native people are working to “decolonize” their diets.
The destructive legacy of the first Thanksgiving: How Europeans hurt the American diet – Salon.com
Good article on what the Euro-American colonization meant for the food culture in North America and how Native Americans are now “decolonizing” their food culture, in part as reaction to health issues in the communities.
Also a recommended read between or instead of turkey dinners: This interview with Sherman Alexie Bitch Magazine published today: “Thanksgiving is a story of survival.”
Thoughts?