What I Think About The Kids Dressing Up Like Puritans & Indians For Thanksgiving!

We have done away with kids dressing up for Halloween in most schools. So, to avert accusations of stereotyping people,I think kids should not make these "costumes" because of the true story behind Thanksgiving. We should concentrate on making it a day of appreciation for all that we have here in America thanks,in part, to the American Indians. I know that some of the descendants of the Puritans want to remain insensitive to the fact that their forebears committed great acts of genocide against the American Indians. That part of the Thanksgiving tale is often omitted which makes the American Indians upset. They are Native Americans,meaning this was once their land. It's hard for them to see those who took it from them in such a brutal fashion be glorified on Christopher Colombus Day & Thanksgiving. We must find a way to present history in the truest light possible. Until we do,African-Americans will continue to be incensed by the pride some have in the history of the Confederacy & the Confederate flag and so forth & so on.You can't distort the past & not acknowledge the pain & anguish that so many different racial groups have suffered in America.