National Day of Mourning

Indigenous leader: ‘Carrying on tradition of National Day of Mourning’

These slightly edited remarks were given by Kimimilasha James (Aquinnah Wampanoag), co-leader of the United American Indians of New England,…

November 24, 2023

Indigenous leader exposes racist myth of ‘Thanksgiving’

The following edited remarks were made by Kimimilasha James, co-leader of United American Indians of New England, at the 53rd…

December 9, 2022

‘We have survived and flourished’: Massive turnout on National Day of Mourning

Plymouth, Massachusetts Kisha James (Aquinnah Wampanoag and Oglala Lakota), co-leader of United American Indians of New England (UAINE), opened the…

November 29, 2022

Leonard Peltier’s greeting to National Day of Mourning

The following slightly edited statement from imprisoned political prisoner Leonard Peltier (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) was read by…

November 29, 2022

<span class="streamer2">53rd National Day of Mourning</span> <br />Indigenous pride, power and protest!

What are the United States’ foundational myths? Who created them, and who do they erase and harm? For the past 52…

November 19, 2022

<span class="streamer">In memory of Moonanum James:</span> <br />‘We are not vanishing. We are not conquered’

Moonamum James, a co-leader of United American Indians of New England, died on Dec. 4, 2021 at the age of…

November 19, 2022

Honor Day of Mourning<br />Support Workers World

Workers World honors Indigenous peoples on their commemoration of the 53rd National Day of Mourning Nov. 24, on so-called “Thanksgiving.”…

November 19, 2022

50th annual National Day of Mourning

Indigenous people and supporters gathered on a windy, rainy cold day at Plymouth, Mass., on Nov. 28 for the 50th…

December 10, 2019

National Day of Mourning: The truth about the Pilgrims’ invasion and 400+ years of genocide that followed

This article is based on lightly edited excerpts from a talk given at the Nov. 2 Workers World Party meeting…

November 25, 2019