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Thanksgiving: The National Day of Mourning – Text of 1970 speech by Wampsutta – An Aquinnah Wampanoag Elder
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The Pilgrims had hardly explored the shores of Cape Cod for four days before they had robbed the graves of my ancestors and stolen their corn and beans.
When Frank James (1923 - February 20, 2001), known to the Wampanoag people as Wampsutta, was invited to speak by the Commonwealth of Massachusettsat the 1970…
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