In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important ...
One of the biggest holidays of the year in America is Thanksgiving. In fact, Thanksgiving is the busiest time of the year for ...
MYTH: The First Thanksgiving was the first time that settlers and Native nations interacted. TRUTH: The Wampanoag and ...
The Thanksgiving story deeply rooted in America’s school curriculum frames the Pilgrims as the main characters and reduces the Wampanoag Indians to supporting roles. It also erases a monumentally sad ...
Thanksgiving, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, uses symbols like the turkey, cornucopia, pumpkins, autumn ...
Every November, millions of Americans celebrate a holiday they believe they understand, gathered around tables laden with ...
“Narratives of a harmonious Thanksgiving celebration were created to justify westward expansion and Manifest Destiny,” ...
JENNIFER KATIE NATIVE PEOPLE SAY THEY HAVE NO REASON TO CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING. INSTEAD, THEY OBSERVE A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE THEM. TODAY, AS WE STAND TOGETHER IN ...
Goetze: While researching the historical and legendary 1621 Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving, I discovered interesting and somewhat contradictory material.