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Nov 21, 2017 · Nov. 21, 2017. Not to rain on your Thanksgiving Day parade, but the story of the first Thanksgiving, as most Americans have been taught it — the Pilgrims and Native Americans gathering...
- Maya Salam
Nov 22, 2021 · So each November, when Thanksgiving approaches, you may wonder exactly why Thanksgiving is bad. Not only is Thanksgiving offensive to Indigenous people , but it glorifies colonialism, slavery, and even epidemics.
- Sophie Hirsh
Nov 23, 2022 · After Christmas, Thanksgiving is America's second favourite holiday, opinion polls suggest. But for many Native Americans and Alaska Natives, their relationship with the day is complicated - and...
- Brandon Drenon
Nov 23, 2022 · After Christmas, Thanksgiving is America's second favourite holiday, opinion polls suggest. But for many Native Americans and Alaska Natives, their relationship with the day is complicated - and...
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- Brandon Drenon
Nov 23, 2022 · The real history of Thanksgiving is far darker than a celebratory feast between English Pilgrims and the local Native Americans who helped them.
- Henry Blodget
Nov 24, 2021 · Listen to the article. As the US celebrates Thanksgiving, here are three ways to debunk the myth behind the holiday. They are: tell the complex story, celebrate the vibrant Native cultures through Native American art, literature and food, and seek new meanings in Thanksgiving. This week, in many schools in the United States, children will don ...
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Nov 23, 2023 · Thanksgiving is considered by some to be a “national day of mourning”. Like Columbus Day, the holiday is viewed by many to be a celebration of the conquest of Native Americans by colonists,...
