We all learned the story of Thanksgiving as kids. We were taught that the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620 and were helped by friendly Native Americans to navigate their new home. Together, ...

Trying to explain the true history of Thanksgiving to a child is nearly impossible. The sanitized version many Americans grew up with - Pilgrims and Native Americans sharing a harmonious feast - ...

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 ...

The Wampanoag are a Native American tribe that has inhabited present day Massachusetts and Eastern Rhode Island for over 10,000 years. The Wampanoag did eventually help the Pilgrims, but it was a ...

"The North American Indian took his place beside every other American in offering his life in the great cause," wrote General John Pershing ...