Unit 2: No Thanks, No Giving (1ère G1_gr2)

 (At the following of what we did last time)

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This text is an extract from a speech pronounced / made by Colorado Governer John Hickenlooper in December 2014. In his speech, he apologized to the Native Americans for what happened during the Sand Creek massacre.

In fact, in 1864 the Cheyenne and the Arapahoe Indians in Colorado were slaughtered and persecuted by the American government.

The speech was made in 2014, meaning 150 years after the massacre. Therefore, the speech demonstrates how long the US took to assume their great responsibility in the genocide of the Native American community. Hence, it is a way to commemorate the dead in front of the descendants.

To conclude, nowadays the Native Americans observe a National Mourning Day on Thanksgiving because their ancestors were persecuted and mistreated for a long time. Now, they feel free to acknowledge their freedom, their rights and shed light on the real story.  Besides, it is also a way to show that they are still united despite what they ancestors went through.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

For Friday, November 29th: Native American Timeline : read the text given in class and complete the timeline with facts and figures from the text.