The Truth About Thanksgiving

Not a Genocide

"The first Thanksgiving proclaimed by the settlers was in 1637 by the governor to celebrate the massacre of 700 Pequot men, women and children."

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For many Native Americans Thanksgiving is not a heartwarming holiday marked by gathering with family and serving others, but rather "a reminder of genocide, colonialism, and oppression, it's a symbol of smallpox blankets, Christianity, land grabs and manifest destiny," artist Tony Abeyta says.

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As we enter this holiday season, this resource is intended to support educators and families as we address the true story of Thanksgiving. This guide provides resources that range from lesson plans to narratives that uplift the perspectives and contributions of the Native American community. This document, compiled by Center for Racial Justice.

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Native Americans in Massachusetts suffered plague and genocide before and after the first Thanksgiving - which they regard as a day of mourning [File: Elise Amendola/AP Photo]

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Published Oct. 9, 2021. The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday originated in 1637, in an event announced by the governor of Massachusetts to celebrate the massacre of several hundred Native people from the.

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Thanksgiving erases the genocide, sexual violence, land fraud and hate that defined early colonial histories and that continue to define US-Native relations. It distorts into a magically happy scene of an extended family dinner, including the "racial other," a relationship that was and is actually based on slavery, poverty, war and rape.

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The mythology of Thanksgiving assigns a fictional narrative of a real-life genocide to a holiday that many celebrate independently of its historical meaning; however, while family traditions seem harmless, there is still harm exacted by the enduring belief that Indigenous people jovially cooperated with settlers more than 400 years ago.

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The United American Indians of New England declared Thanksgiving a National Day of Mourning 50 years ago. In 1970, the descendants of the pilgrims wanted to hold a banquet to celebrate the.

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Thanksgiving was not a happy time for him or other Wampanoag people because it represents a celebration of the invasion and all the devastation that would follow for Indigenous people in the.

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For many, rather than a celebration of peace and shared prosperity between Native Americans and Pilgrims, Thanksgiving represents the dark shadow of genocide and the resilience of Native people.

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Native Americans are depicted at the first Thanksgiving feast, in a scene from a 1960 educational film about the Pilgrims' first year in America [AP] In a 2015 paper on the indisputable genocide.

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By Michael Coard. Exactly 400 years ago on Nov. 9, 1621 (or as early as Sept. 21 as some scholars believe) in Plymouth, Mass., Pilgrims from England supposedly celebrated their first so-called Thanksgiving feast with the Wampanoag Nation a year after their arrival on the land of those indigenous red people. Michael Coard (Twitter) Tragically.

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Nov 23, 2023 - 13:01CET. There is a common tale American students hear about the first celebration of Thanksgiving: a group of friendly Indians welcomed the Pilgrims to the continent, teached them how to live, and sat down to dinner with them. David Silverman, expert in Native American history, says that this Thanksgiving story is a myth.

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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.

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The 'First Thanksgiving' Story Covers Up the All Too Real Violence in Early America.. In the 19th century, that feast became the focal point for celebration even though Pilgrims, according.

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From Columbus Day to Independence Day to Thanksgiving, the U.S. pretty much specializes in taking dates that celebrate genocide and discrimination, and repackaging them as family-friendly holidays. So each November, when Thanksgiving approaches, you may wonder exactly why Thanksgiving is bad.