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Occupy Pittsburgh Marks First Thanksgiving With Alternative Tale

PITTSBURGH -- The Occupy Pittsburgh movement downtown celebrated Thursday with music and a retelling of the first Thanksgiving, as people came by with food donations throughout the day.
Jimmy Blue Thunder told Channel 4 Action News anchor Sally Wiggin that he is an American Indian from Oklahoma who has been living in the encampment at the corner of Grant Street and Sixth Avenue since October. He spoke about Thanksgiving from his point of view.
"Sure, the pilgrims and the Indians did have a feast once," said Jimmy Blue Thunder, known around the area as Blue. "But after that, it wasn't that at all. It became nothing more than a genocide."
Occupy supporters dropped off boxes of Thanksgiving food for both the group living on Mellon Green and homeless people on downtown streets.
"I've been bringing them cookies every week, because I feel like it's something I can do for them. I really appreciate what they're doing. I can't camp out any more, but I'm glad they're out here doing it," Lynn Frank said.
"I marched on the Vietnam War, and abortion rights, and women's rights and lots of other issues in D.C., and I tell you what, this brings tears to my eyes, seeing these young kids come down here and try to make our country different," Bob Tait said.

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