It's a different picture than some 20th century paintings, for example, that depict a first Thanksgiving dominated by Pilgrims eating with a few Native Americans. "And the native people brought a ...

The Pilgrims first arrived in Plymouth in 1620 but they hadn't brought enough food. Half of the colony died during the winter from 1620 to 1621, as it was too late in the year to plant crops.

Paula Peters remembers learning about the pilgrims' arrival in North America in elementary school, the backstory behind Thanksgiving Day. As the teacher explained how "friendly Indians" came to ...

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 ...

Native Americans welcomed immigrant Pilgrims in the first Thanksgiving Published: Nov. 22, 2017, 1:17 p.m. The Pilgrims were religious refugees who have been romanticized throughout American ...

The National Day of Mourning is a Thanksgiving counter-commemoration. Now in its 50th year, the custom involves a few hundred Native Americans and allies gathering near Plymouth Rock to consider ...

It’s 1621. The Pilgrims and Indians are sitting down at Plymouth, Mass., to a feast that would become known as the first Thanksgiving. “Hey, are you guys up for a little turkey bowling?” the ...

Thanksgiving has long carried a distinct resonance for Native Americans, who see the holiday as more than an embellished story of Pilgrims and Indians looking past their differences to break bread.

School Principle, Phillip Johnson quizzes the kids about Thanksgiving before the Pilgrims vs. the Indians in a friendly game of bowling frozen turkeys at St. Michael’s Academy’s annual Turkey ...

A playlist of songs about Pilgrims and Indians, the two groups who came together for that very first Thanksgiving celebration. Here's a list of 20 songs to get you started.

The National Day of Mourning is a Thanksgiving counter-commemoration. Now in its 50th year, the custom involves a few hundred Native Americans and allies gathering near Plymouth Rock to consider ...