Not long ago, my daughter recalled a memory so vivid it stopped me in my tracks. She described the colors, the sounds, what I said, and how she felt — all with crystal clarity. “Don’t you remember, Mom?” she asked. I didn’t. To me, it was a passing moment. To her, it was a core memory — one shaping how she sees herself and how she moves through the world. It’s wild, isn’t it? The same moment can live so differently in each of us. That’s part of the beauty and the complexity

Many of us grew up with a single story about Thanksgiving - a harmonious feast celebrating the harvest between pilgrims and Native Americans filled with shared gratitude. We have traditions, gathering with friends and family to give thanks. That white-centric narrative leaves out another living truth. For Native peoples, Thanksgiving is a Day of Mourning rooted in profound loss, violence, and ongoing harm. If you’ve grown up believing one story of Thanksgiving, holding both o