“Narratives of a harmonious Thanksgiving celebration were created to justify westward expansion and Manifest Destiny,” ...
In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important ...
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 ...
Some Native Americans celebrate Thanksgiving by taking the opportunity to gather with loved ones and focus on gratitude. Others consider it a day for mourning because it perpetuates the myth that ...
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 ...
Historian William J. Federer recently sat down with The Washington Times’ Higher Ground to highlight the truth behind the people who graced that first Thanksgiving table and why their story is one ...
This culturally-Native mass is hosted yearly in celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, and everyone is welcome.