North American Indian Nations National Day of Mourning
500 Years - Rhonda Head - North American Indian Nations National Day of Mourning - Rhonda Head - North American Indian Nations National Day of Mourning Nov. 28, 2024 Wabanaki Warrior - Mi'kmaw Indian of Mi'kma'ki 3 Likes 19 Views Nov 28 2024 In 1637 near present day Groton, Connecticut, over 700 men, women and children of the Pequot Tribe had gathered for their annual Green Corn Festival which is our Thanksgiving celebration. In the predawn hours the sleeping Indians were surrounded by English and Dutch mercenaries who ordered them to come outside. Those who came out were shot or clubbed to death while the terrified women and children who huddled inside the longhouse were burned alive. The next day the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony declared “A Day Of Thanksgiving” because 700 unarmed men, women and children had been murdered. Cheered by their “victory”, the brave colonists and their Indian allies attacked village after village. Women and children over 14 were...
