It was held by the English Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony and members of the Wampanoag Nation. The gathering was to celebrate the Pilgrims’ first successful corn harvest in the “New World,” which was ...

The emphasis on the Pilgrims’ feast narrowed conceptions of who belongs in America, excluding groups like Native Americans, Catholics & Jews.

This MA Native American tribe sat down with Pilgrims at the 'first' Thanksgiving, but it didn't go as the traditional story suggests.

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 ...

Most Americans picture the first Thanksgiving as a long table piled high with the land’s bounty and seated around it are the Pilgrims and the Native Americans- one big happy turkey loving family.

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. But ...