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Post Thanksgiving Dinner

Some have asked me where is the KMHC Thanksgiving review!  So here it is Folks: 

The week prior to Thanksgiving day a notice was posted on the bulletin board “Thanksgiving dinner @ 11:30 am” right off the bat I thought who eats dinner at that hour it should have been titled “Thanksgiving luncheon @ 11:30 am”  As you can tell the girls in the KMHC office were working overtime brainstorming. :D
Anyway I decided to show up, one of many things I noticed the community room is not big enough to hold the amount of people that were invited.  UNH’s staff, a few strangers, tenants from another housing complex and our own KMHC tenants in a small room. People were bumping into each other trying to move about in fact there were less tenants at the dinner. Wheelchair accessibility is limited in the community room.  I found out later some tenants felt intimidated entering a room filled with strangers and no place to sit so they left.  Amusing and awkward moment is when Peter the spiritual teacher was asked by the HSC to stand up and say a native prayer.  He was not expected to speak but did so anyway and made a sarcastic/humorous comment aimed at Ingrid the HSC. :D
The HSC announced in honor of the tenants at the new housing complex ODROHEKTA there was a native ceremony.  A young lady did a native performance by singing and drumming.  Hmm I thought “that’s nice, but who are these tenants and what did they do that’s so honorable!  Sign a lease as UNH’s tenants.”  Sheesh!  :P
The UNH’s staff were friendly and sociable and special mention goes to Teresa Workman and Jessica Gautier these young ladies display the respect Native Elders rightfully deserve.  Absent was the UNH’s Director she probably stopped and had a few pints at the Wellington Tavern with her mates. :D  *joke*
The food was excellent special thanks to little Debbie and other tenants who’s contribution to the feast made it all worthwhile. The dessert table was awesome. :)

Hamilton Regional Native Centre also held a Thanksgiving dinner, the organizers and volunteers do an exceptional job as hosts but this time I decided not to attend.  Too much turkey makes me sleepy. 

Tk


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