A Story Of Indians Spoken By Thomas

I don't understand why us, Indians, are celebrating for the day that our enemy, the U.S., sought its independence. It was the beginning of manifest destiny and America's pursuit of capturing lands everywhere even if Indians or anyone else controlled them. I understand that sometimes I talk too much, but listen to me. Today should not be a day to celebrate. We shouldn't celebrate just because everyone else is celebrating and setting off fireworks. It may be fun to have a party and do all those things, but it is not for the right reasons. If we celebrate this day, it is as if we are content about how our lands were taken away from us. It simply does not make sense to celebrate this day because it was not our day of independence.

Victor, I know you are probably thinking why I care so much about this and how I'm so crazy. I know you think the solution to my question is just to forget about it and enjoy the day, but if you think that then you are the one that is crazy. Then, it is people like you that don't care about the culture and history of us, Indians, that has made us take a back seat to the Americans. You are the reason why we have trouble getting our lands back and have trouble living our traditional lifestyles. People like you want to assimilate with the rest of the nation and forget about their own heritage and culture. I'm not like you, I care about my Indian heritage and that is why I care so much about why we celebrate this day. This day has no significance in our history other than it was the beginning of our destruction. If you and everyone else do not realize this then there most be something wrong with all you people.

We shouldn't be ashamed or embarrassed of who we are and where we are from. Instead, we should embrace these things and celebrate only for our own significant events. Victor, you tell me to just forget about it and have fun today, but I can't. I am an Indian and that is who