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We Must Celebrate Thanksgiving Without Promoting a Myth

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American democracy allows for citizens to participate in the government through voting. In California, citizens can vote on anything from elected officials to amendments to the state constitution to certain propositions. And when the clock strikes midnight on a citizen’s 18th birthday, they are immediately eligible to vote. In discussions about voting age, some argued that the right should be granted later and others argued that it should be earlier, but 18 is a strong “Goldilocks” time for the responsibility to impact democracy to be given.

American democracy allows for citizens to participate in the government through voting. In California, citizens can vote on anything from elected officials to amendments to the state constitution to certain propositions. And when the clock strikes midnight on a citizen’s 18th birthday, they are immediately eligible to vote. In discussions about voting age, some argued that the right should be granted later and others argued that it should be earlier, but 18 is a strong “Goldilocks” time for the responsibility to impact democracy to be given.

by SOPHIE STONE

Today’s Thanksgiving is synonymous with family, food and football. Heralded as a symbol of the harmony between the colonists and the Native Americans, children today are still taught brated from a Eurocentric point of view. It is marked as a representation of colonist survival and an endorsement of European arrival in the Americas. In these interpre- tations, the Wampanoag are characterized as the “friendly Indians” and are given no further thought. Although progress has been made in many school systems, some still continue to teach children a myth

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Americans should celebrate the Wampanoags’ generosity and kindness towards the pilgrims. The United States owes much to Native Americans, yet they are largely

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The Coat of Arms issue 49.2