Native Americans of New England held a mourning ceremony: there was no reason to celebrate the arrival of the colonists

On November 25, local time, members of Native American tribes from the New England region of the United States gathered in the city of Plymouth to mourn the first nations around the world who had suffered centuries of racial discrimination and abuse.

James, a native tribal member and granddaughter of the campaign's founder, said there was no reason for the Indigenous people to celebrate the arrival of the colonists. She argues that since the colonists arrived, "the Wampanoags (one of the Native Americans) and other Native Americans certainly haven't lived happily ever after." For Indigenous peoples, James said, 25 days are not a "traditional holiday" for Indigenous peoples, but a day of mourning, "because uninvited European colonists killed millions of our ancestors."

This is the 52nd year of this activity by Indian organizations in the New England area of the United States, and the tradition began in 1970. (CCTV reporter Liu Xu)

Source: CCTV News Client