Posts Tagged ‘thanksgiving’
Federal Legislation Recognizes Native Americans For Just One Day, The Day After Thanksgiving
12:36 pm By Maegan La Mala · Politics| history · Comments Off
28 Nov 2008
Now this just seems like a slap in the face to me.
For the first time, federal legislation has set aside the day after Thanksgiving – for this year only – to honor the contributions American Indians have made to the United States.
This is the same logic that turns Columbus Day into the lat day of Hispanic Heritage Month. The United States has to take an ugly truth of historical fact and the ways it reverberates today and make it into a second tier holiday.
Congress passed legislation this year designating the day as Native American Heritage Day, and President George W. Bush signed it last month.
Meanwhile, the government out of the other side of its mouth will encourage people to shop and spend today, as an act of service for the nation.
Via / News One
Addams Family Thanksgiving
27 Nov 2008I had never seen this till this morning.
Gracias Ms. Sylvia.
I hate to rain on your Thanksgiving Day parade, blown up and filled with hot air like the balloons blown up to incite people to stuff themselves silly today under the illusion of family unity, and prepping people to stampede their way into stores to get that must have toy made of plastic.
We’ve been through this before. And I’ve had mixed results with my own children and struggling against the mainstream who needs invented traditions to get people in a room together to play nice and be grateful.
Pero people are mourning today.
In 1970, United American Indians of New England declared US Thanksgiving Day a National Day of Mourning. This came about as a result of the suppression of the truth. Wamsutta, an Aquinnah Wampanoag man, had been asked to speak at a fancy Commonwealth of Massachusetts banquet celebrating the 350th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims. He agreed. The organizers of the dinner, using as a pretext the need to prepare a press release, asked for a copy of the speech he planned to deliver. He agreed. 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. The reason given was due to the fact that, “…the theme of the anniversary celebration is brotherhood and anything inflammatory would have been out of place.” What they were really saying was that in this society, the truth is out of place.
And what is the truth?
My 10 Year Old Sold Out on Thanksgiving
9:27 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Family| Food| children| history · 2 Comments
22 Nov 2007
My position on Thanksgiving has been well documented here. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not off throwing cranberry sauce on those who choose to keep the turkey and all the trimmings on a day that, I, personally feel is nothing to celebrate about. So if I’m public on it here, I’m even more public about it at home. But this year my 10 year old daughter, in typical 10 year old daughter style revolted.
Get rid of turkey leftovers Mexican style
7:00 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Food| mexico · 3 Comments
23 Nov 2006
Regardless of what you think (or if you think) of the lamentable origins of the Thanksgiving tradition, as I write this most of you are either baking the bird or chomping on the bird that is known in Mexico as the guajolote. Mine’s in the oven right now and I’m already thinking about strategies on how to make use of all that leftover poultry.
Poking around, I found some Mexican recipes that will help eating leftovers not seem so blah. MexGrocer.com has got everything from turkey tacos to enchiladas suizas:
Turkey Enchiladas Suizas
1 20 ounce can whole tomatoes
1 – 7 ounce can diced green chiles
1 medium onion, quartered
2 – 3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 cup sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
12 corn tortillas
1/2 cup corn or canola oil
2 pounds leftover turkey breast meat, cut in cubes
4 cups Swiss, Chihuahua or Jack cheese, grated
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 cup thin sour cream sauce (make with 1 cup half and half and 2 tbsp buttermilk)
In food processor, blend together tomatoes, chiles, onion, garlic and sour cream sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper and pour into a large saucepan. Heat thoroughly.
Heat oil in skillet until a drop of water sizzles when placed in it. Fry a tortilla lightly on both sides so it’s still pliable. Using tongs, remove it from the pan. Dip it into the enchilada sauce and lay it inside a 9 x 14 pan. Stuff enchilada with turkey, cheese and onions. Roll and place seam side down in the pan. Repeat for all 12 tortillas, reserving a small amount of cheese and onions.
When all enchiladas are made, place the pan in a 350 degree oven for about twenty minutes. Remove from oven, pour remaining enchilada sauce over enchiladas until almost covered. Cover with remaining cheese and onions. Broil for two minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve immediately, topped with thin sour cream sauce.
Happy leftover eating, and have a great day, whether you celebrate it or not!
Via / MexGrocer.com
Thanksgiving Nothing to Be Thankful About
23 Nov 2006
Before you take a bite of the turkey or bow down your head to give thanks, have you ever thought back on the story of Thanksgiving as many of us were taught it in school? You know the one where the pilgrims and Native Americans sit down together to celebrate their mutual helping of each other? Yeah well that’s not quite how it went down.
The story began in 1614 when a band of English explorers sailed home to England with a ship full of Patuxet Indians bound for slavery. They left behind smallpox which virtually wiped out those who had escaped. By the time the Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts Bay they found only one living Patuxet Indian, a man named Squanto who had survived slavery in England and knew their language. He taught them to grow corn and to fish, and negotiated a peace treaty between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Nation. At the end of their first year, the Pilgrims held a great feast honoring Squanto and the Wampanoags.
Turkey Dinner Oaxaqueño Style
10:05 am By Maegan La Mala · California| Food · Comments Off
25 Nov 2005
On Thanksgiving Day many individuals from the Oaxaqueño business community served more than 1,500 plates of turkey dinners for the needy at Normandie Park in Los Angeles. What a treat that must’ve been. Now, don’t think that this was your typical run of the mill turkey. The Oaxaqueños prepared four different types of guajolete (as they are called in Mexico), with chipotle chile, a la naranja, enchilada and of course the traditional kind which is prepared in a delicious broth.
The United States has opened its doors for us to introduce our culture and traditions. Not only have we established ourselves with our customs, but we also have adapted to the culinary traditions of this country.
Via / La Opinión
No Thanks on Thanksgiving
10:04 am By Maegan La Mala · New York City| Politics| radio · Comments Off
24 Nov 2005
While some Latino families will be eating pavo (or pernil) giving thanks in the tradition of a story passed on about Native Americans sharing with the pilgrims, others may be out serving those less fortunate. For many Latinos whose roots lie in Indigenous cultures across the Americas today is no party. It is a day or mourning and remembrance of colonization and genocide. Regardless of your position on this so called holiday, even if you’re just enjoying having the day off work and school, it never hurts to have a little background information.
From 10 am to 6 pm EST, WBAI Radio in NYC (99.5 fm or on the web at WBAI.org) will be telling the true story of Thanksgiving and how the Pilgrims, the Puritans, and the influences of Christianity created the American view of this day.
Have a safe and thoughtful day.
Via / WBAI.org
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