Washington D.C.’s public school district sent an email out to families reminding them that Thanksgiving can be “difficult for many” and provided tips to “decolonize your holiday.”

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee sent an email Nov. 18 ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday to remind families that it “is a day that can be difficult for many to celebrate as we reflect on the history of the holiday and the horrors inflicted on our indigenous populations” and provided resources from its “Equity team” to “decolonize” the day.

The email recommends a land acknowledgement if you are hosting a Thanksgiving meal, which involves putting “in the time necessary to research” the “Indigenous people to whom the land belongs” and “The history of the land and any related treaties.”