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The story of the Pilgrims' feast — the one behind all those elementary school plays and corny cartoon specials — is based on an actual meal that English settlers shared with the Wampanoag ...

Letters to the Editor Cruel irony of cartoon showing Native Americans trying to limit number of landing Pilgrims Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 4:45 p.m.

It was the Pilgrims of Plymouth, however, who would be credited with establishing America’s distinctive Thanksgiving holiday—thanks to a joyful observance sometime in the autumn of 1621.

Living Native Americans welcomed immigrant Pilgrims in the first Thanksgiving Published: Nov. 22, 2017, 1:17 p.m.

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.

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