Something to think about...the national holiday is a bittersweet one for those of us of partial Native American heritage.I'm a little bit Cherokee and always have mixed feelings about celebrating a holiday that marks the demise of native people's nations...
The 4th of July celebrates the conquest of native peoples here and the theft of their lands.
But then from the perspective of my polyglot European heritage, I am thrilled that my ancestors could leave what ever difficulties they were facing in northern Europe and come to these shores. Like most things in life--this is complex and complicated.
I do love getting together with friends and hearing those firecrackers--sometimes I imagine its rifle shots of my native ancestor ghosts
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