Thanksgiving can be a time of warmth, connection, and gratitude—but also of grief, memory, and reckoning. For many Indigenous peoples, this holiday brings reminders of loss and resilience. For others, it stirs personal sorrow amid celebration. This Sunday, we hold space for the full spectrum of this season—both thanksgiving and thanksgrieving. Through reflection, story, and shared silence, we will explore how gratitude and grief can coexist, and how honoring both deepens our compassion and connection with one another.

Reading: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States