Give thanks brothers and sisters, for that time of year is almost upon us. Yes, the fourth Thursday of the month of November – otherwise known as Thanksgiving – fast approaches… so it’s time to be thankful, time to show a little gratitude. One of the things we can be thankful for, some of us anyway, is that we weren’t around at the time those highly-strung Puritans and Pilgrims sailed onto shore, especially if we happened to be the ones that had already been living here for the spirit knows how many generations.
Heads up! It’s not our intention to bum you out here. We all kind of know what went down after that famous peace accord was signed with the Wampanoag Nation… and it wasn’t exactly pretty. Hell, all relationships are tricky… and the one at the heart of Thanksgiving was as screwed up as they get. But rather than dwell on that, here at BaDoink we’d like to engage in a little fantasy; we’d like to indulge ourselves in the realms of possibility and image what might have happened if things had played out… just a little differently.
So, we know the Natives came to offer help and sustenance…
And maybe the Puritans got a little too used to the idea…
In fact, they basically went too far…
Making those fine folks their property…
And teaching them the ways of the Lord…
But imagine the Natives rising up again and taking back control…
Teaching the Puritans the joys of helping out…
And how to truly appreciate the ways of the Lord…
Then maybe they would have come to a much better mutual understanding…
…Ah, if only!
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Happy Thanksgiving y’all.
Original photography by Olivier Valiente
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