'You cannot deny our existence': San Jose tribe fights for recognition - San José Spotlight

'You cannot deny our existence': San Jose tribe fights for recognition - San José Spotlight

For many Americans, Thanksgiving is a holiday for gathering around the table with loved ones for a delicious meal, oftentimes with a parade or football on the television. But for the country’s Native American population, it is often a reminder of a dark history—land theft, ethnic cleansing and a continued denial of their existence to this day. The pain for Indigenous tribes in Santa Clara County is generational, dating back hundreds of years. Th…