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    Did you know that today was a National Day for Mourning?? Archived Message

    Posted by Mary on March 23, 2021, 1:14 pm

    HMG. CoE. The BBC have just had some cleric from Winchester Cathedral on to say a prayer.

    Who instigated it?

    Wamsutta Frank James
    Who Proposed an Official Day of Mourning? The official National Day of Mourning was established by the United American Indians of New England back in 1970 when Wamsutta Frank James, a Wampanoag man, rejected an invitation to speak at an event celebrating the 350th anniversary of the pilgrims' arrival in Plymouth.

    1 Dec 2020

    YCNMIU.

    Any mention of all the Aboriginal people in all continents that we have killed in our foreign ventures.

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    • Did you know that today was a National Day for Mourning?? - Mary March 23, 2021, 1:14 pm