Native American Heritage Day act 2009; a Thanksgiving Message

A special Thanksgiving message of welcome for Native American Heritage Day. Offers an optimistic look at how the new federally recognized observance will impact American society and Thanksgiving traditions, both public and private. As the great crucible of American history now welcomes the relief of cool-down, we begin to see more clearly what is really [...]

Thanksgiving: the Holiday of a Rainbow Nation

I woke up this morning thinking about America’s ethnic heritage, and how we’re the first nation in the world’s history to have melted a very large number of diverse ethnic groups into one body. We are the most colorful lot on the planet. I saw us as a rainbow. In a way, America has been [...]