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Thanksgiving: A History Of Mourning And Genocide For Native Americans
The Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in 1621, likely between Sept. 21 and Nov. 11, with 50 Mayflower passengers and 90 Native Americans. This feast, not initially identified as Thanksgiving, ...
It's not a 'warm, fuzzy' Thanksgiving for all: Why some honor a 'National Day of Mourning'
The third Thursday of November is the National Day of Mourning for some Indigenous peoples. They are fighting for ecological ...
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A re-telling of the Thanksgiving story with an unexpected narrator
When Mashpee Wampanoag author Danielle Greendeer started looking around for children’s books on Thanksgiving to share with ...
The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts. Here's where
According to the History Channel, the first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in ...
6 Things Every Non-Native Should Do On Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving history taught in classrooms is often whitewashed. We asked Indigenous people what everyone should know about ...
Rolling Out5h
Exploring the rich Black origins of Thanksgiving dishes
According to the African American Registry, Thanksgiving expressions began as church celebrations, where Black pastors ...
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When And Where Was The First Thanksgiving Feast?
“Ha!” says a Florida group, asserting the very, very first Thanksgiving happened in 1565 when the Spanish settlers of St.
Ditch the fork for tradition’s sake: All about the first Thanksgiving
While the 1621 feast wasn’t called “Thanksgiving” at the time, it set the stage for a holiday that would become a cornerstone ...
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Gov. Maura Healey's 2024 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Whereas, After the first harvest in 1621, the Pilgrims broke bread, gave thanks, and celebrated in Plymouth, observing the ...