I tend to get a bit overwhelmed when thinking about Thanksgiving. When I feel overwhelmed by something, it's typically because I lack context. Here is some of the context I discovered on my journey to better understand Thanksgiving's true history, from the perspective of the Wampanoag people.
THE MAIN RESOURCE: https://ictnews.org/archive/the-wampanoag-side-of-the-first-thanksgiving-story
THE SUPRESSED WAMSUTTA (FRANK) JAMES SPEECH: http://www.uaine.org/suppressed_speech.htm
ANOTHER GOOD SOURCE: https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/what-really-happened-at-the-first-thanksgiving-the-wampanoag-side-of-the-tale
A BUNCH OF OTHER GREAT RESOURCES LINKED HERE: https://native-american.dartmouth.edu/news/2020/11/thanksgiving
AND A GREAT LIL LESSON PLAN: https://annmichaelsen.com/2022/12/03/lesson-plan-after-helping-pilgrims-todays-wampanoag-tribe-fight-for-their-ancestral-lands/
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