https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thanksgiving-myth-and-what-we-should-be-teaching-kids-180973655/
In truth, massacres, disease and American Indian tribal politics are what shaped the Pilgrim-Indian alliance at the root of the holiday

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/us/thanksgiving-myths-fact-check.html
The Thanksgiving story is far more complex than most Americans are taught. Blame school textbooks, children's stories and animated specials.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maiahoskin/2022/11/24/the-real-history-behind-thanksgiving/
Many Americans remain woefully misinformed about the killing, raping, and pillaging of Native people that serves as the foundation for what is recognized today as the Thanksgiving holiday.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/22/thanksgiving-story-native-american-history/71563811007/
Indigenous scholars and activists say that the Thanksgiving story ignores a longer past and future for Native Americans. Here is the whole story.

https://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving
Learn about the origins and meaning of Thanksgiving, a national holiday in the United States that dates back to 1621. Discover how the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag shared a harvest feast, how the holiday evolved over time and how it is celebrated today.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-really-happened-at-the-first-thanksgiving-180979108/
Scholars are unraveling the myths surrounding the 1621 feast, which found the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag cementing a newly established alliance

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-the-traditional-thanksgiving-feast-has-evolved-over-centuries
The history of Thanksgiving has been muddled, debunked, and rewritten throughout history, but here's why we carve a turkey and mash some potatoes each year.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/11/23/plymouth-400-mayflower-first-thanksgiving-pilgrims-wampanoag-massasoit/6343621002/
The narrative about the history of Thanksgiving is built on myths about the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag and their relationship. Here's the real story.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Thanksgiving-Day
Thanksgiving Day, annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the European colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/151121-first-thanksgiving-pilgrims-native-americans-wampanoag-saints-and-strangers
What Is Thanksgiving? What does the Thanksgiving holiday celebrate? Learn about the first encounter between the Pilgrims and Native Americans in 1621, their surprising relationship, and the reason

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/thanksgiving-ideas/a33446829/thanksgiving-history/
Ah, Thanksgiving: Time to dive face-first into mountains of mashed potatoes, count our blessings and if we're feeling really ambitious, get up a friendly game of toss the pigskin with the cousins

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/opinion/thanksgiving-history.html
What is widely viewed as the first Thanksgiving was a three-day feast to which the Pilgrims had invited the local Wampanoag people as a celebration of the harvest.

https://www.rd.com/article/history-of-thanksgiving/
The history of Thanksgiving isn't the rosy story from your childhood. Here's what really happened and the truth about some commonly held Thanksgiving myths.

https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-thanksgiving-2017-11?op=1
The real history of Thanksgiving is far darker than a celebratory feast between English Pilgrims and the local Native Americans who helped them.

https://www.pbs.org/education/blog/an-authentic-look-at-thanksgiving
For millions of Americans, Thanksgiving is one of the most beloved holidays, an occasion with deep roots in the country's history and a time to celebrate with family and friends. However, the

https://www.potawatomi.org/blog/2020/11/25/the-true-dark-history-of-thanksgiving/
Although many Potawatomi and others across the United States celebrate Thanksgiving, the factual history behind the holiday is something to be less than thankful for. While communing with loved ones and showing appreciation for the bounties and gifts provided is one positive aspect of the national holiday, teaching a false narrative of its beginnings perpetuates colonialism and ignores more

https://today.cofc.edu/2022/11/21/the-truth-behind-thanksgiving/
Learn how the first Thanksgiving in 1621 was not a friendly feast between the Puritans and the Wampanoags, but a strategic alliance with unequal power dynamics. Explore how the Wampanoags suffered from epidemics, rivalries, and colonial expansion that shaped their history and culture.

https://time.com/6123111/first-thanksgiving-story-covers-up-real-violence/
Though the holiday often brings out gestures of generosity, we might do well to separate Thanksgiving celebrations from a reassuring story that masks the terrible violence Native communities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0sFgcvY1rU
Turkey dinners, footballs and parades— these are the modern-day trappings of the holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November each year. But Thanksgiving is more than just a day of food

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/thanksgiving-debate/
Thanksgiving could be something better: a day to appreciate the truth of American history and Native Americans' contributions to our lives. Let's tell a different story by dropping the lie of

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thanksgiving-massacre-pequot-tribe/
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 Pequot tribe.

https://www.delish.com/holiday-recipes/a33984895/native-american-thanksgiving-holiday/
S everal times this happened because of the massacres of Native people, including in 1637 when Massachusetts Colony Governor John Winthrop declared a day of thanksgiving after volunteers murdered

https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/ml-elrick/2024/05/26/adam-hollier-campaign-team-nominating-petition-signatures/73827173007/
The original A-Team relied on special effects and pyrotechnics to save the day. Now Adam Hollier's A-Team needs a Hollywood ending to save them.

https://www.facebook.com/RedeemerEpiscopalHouston/videos/church-of-the-redeemer-episcopal-diocese-of-texas-houston-5-26-2024-trinity-sund/850827633756095/
Church of the Redeemer, Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Houston. 5-26-2024 Trinity Sunday. Celebrant: The Rev. Lacy Largent, Preacher: Mr. Michael Thompson