ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque Public Schools is getting national attention on a memo the school district sent out regarding Thanksgiving.
Fox News included APS in a recent article about schools and universities choosing to honor Indigenous history on Thanksgiving as a “National Day of Mourning,” by gathering at Cole’s Hill in Plymouth.The APS memo is from APS’ Indian Education Department. It reminds families many Native Americans don’t celebrate the storied holiday and view Thanksgiving as a reminder of the “genocide of millions of native people, the appropriation of native lands, and the erasure of indigenous cultures.”
One New Mexico resident agreed with the reminder…