On Faith: On ‘Thanksgivukkah,’ give thanks for religious freedom
Founder & Editor in Chief
The marketing frenzy surrounding “Thanksgivukkah” a term coined by a Massachusetts woman for this year’s rare convergence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah reminds me of an old New Yorker cartoon:
Leaning on the railing of a ship bound for the New World, one Pilgrim says to another: “My immediate goal is religious freedom, but my long term plan is to go into real estate.”
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)
Founder & Editor in Chief
Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota
Spoken Languages: English
Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights
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