History of Thanksgiving

2022 - 11 - 23

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Thanksgiving: Why some push back against the holiday's 'mythology' (BBC News)

After Christmas, Thanksgiving is America's second favourite holiday, opinion polls suggest. But for many Native Americans and Alaska Natives, ...

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Thanksgiving didn't start in 1621. It was a Native American tradition. (The Washington Post)

A Q&A with Renée Gokey, a member of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and teacher services coordinator at the National Museum of the American Indian.

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America struggles with the history of Thanksgiving (The Seattle Times)

It has now been 401 years since the Pilgrims of Plymouth shared a harvest meal with the Wampanoag people. That apparently convivial supper has been the ...

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History of Thanksgiving Rivalries (The Daily News of Newburyport)

Between 2013-15 Triton and Pentucket played twice per year, and in 2021 the two schools met in the MIAA tournament. The denotes the matchup played on ...

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The History of Thanksgiving, Explained by a Hillsdale Professor (Daily Signal)

The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621. More than 200 years later in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation to make the last ...

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History of Thanksgiving (Cibola Citizen)

In September 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers. After 66 days they dropped anchor near the tip of Cape ...

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Celebrating Thanksgiving with historical context (KTTC)

Local tribe leaders say some Native Americans choose to celebrate Native American heritage the day following Thanksgiving. Saying it is a way that they can ...

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The History Behind Thanksgiving and What the Holiday Means to ... (WTTW News)

Thanksgiving brings families and friends together across the country, but for many Native Americans it's also recognized as the National Day of Mourning.

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