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Universities, school districts nationwide call for 'decolonizing' Thanksgiving: 'Day of mourning'
foxnews.com ^ | November 26, 2025 | Andrew Mark Miller

Posted on 11/26/2025 6:49:09 AM PST by V_TWIN

As families across the U.S. gather on Thanksgiving to celebrate one of the nation’s most cherished national holidays, some educators and schools are lamenting the day, pushing back on its "colonial" roots, and incorporating diversity, equality and inclusion DEI into the holiday.

At the University of California, Davis, the California History-Social Science Project, which describes itself as "Resources & professional learning for K-12 history-social science," hosted a Zoom event called "Decolonizing Thanksgiving in the Classroom."

"We will discuss reframing classroom practices and rituals about Thanksgiving," the event description explained. "Centering perspectives from Turtle Island (a name for North America used by some indigenous people) will help us decolonize Thanksgiving and spark new conversations about how to authentically make meaning of this holiday with our students."

Earlier this month, Washington University in St. Louis, an institution that has long been criticized over its DEI policies, put out a press release promoting an event that "highlights and honors the way different cultures recognize and understand Thanksgiving, both as part of their history and as a tradition brought into the present day."

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"On Tuesday, Massachusetts Institute of Technology students are invited to the "4th annual Thanksgiving Myth-busting" event that is aimed at "continuing our exploration of the narratives justifying land grabs via colonialism" and includes a viewing of the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

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"Buffy the Vampire Slayer."......good grief, what a bunch of lunatics. Lol!

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1 posted on 11/26/2025 6:49:09 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: V_TWIN

They are being purposefully taught improper history.

The Pilgrims got along with the Natives.


2 posted on 11/26/2025 6:51:15 AM PST by ProgressingAmerica (We cannot vote our way out of these problems. The only way out is to activist our way out.)
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To: ProgressingAmerica

More democratic commie attempt to destroy our nations heritage.


3 posted on 11/26/2025 6:54:39 AM PST by Ronald77 ( )
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To: ProgressingAmerica

Communism is all about rewriting history


4 posted on 11/26/2025 6:56:03 AM PST by V_TWIN (RIP Charlie Kirk)
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To: V_TWIN

Cut funding 10% per year until the crap stops.


5 posted on 11/26/2025 6:57:20 AM PST by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, it is near the end of the day.)
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To: V_TWIN

People who deny history are frequently doomed to repeat it. This constant editing of humanity’s back story will not end well.


6 posted on 11/26/2025 6:59:25 AM PST by asinclair (Indict DNC for RICO?)
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To: V_TWIN

And this Ken Burns crap certainly won’t help.


7 posted on 11/26/2025 7:00:17 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: V_TWIN

And the socialists everywhere rejoice, their planned goals are being achieved against America...


8 posted on 11/26/2025 7:01:33 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: V_TWIN

Exactly. The best way to destroy a nation is to destroy its history.


9 posted on 11/26/2025 7:01:51 AM PST by falcon99 ( )
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To: ProgressingAmerica

They must have been watching the new Ken Burns “documentary”.


10 posted on 11/26/2025 7:01:58 AM PST by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est.)
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To: Ronald77

What America needs is a Pinochet.


11 posted on 11/26/2025 7:06:03 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: V_TWIN

Correct.


12 posted on 11/26/2025 7:06:10 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: falcon99

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”

George Orwell, 1984


13 posted on 11/26/2025 7:08:28 AM PST by cgbg (The master is nice only when the dog behaves as expected.)
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