Happy Thanksgiving! This week, we are going to learn all about the first thanksgiving. It's not all happy harvests and feasting. This story goes much farther than that, and how Thanksgiving evolved into what we celebrate today may surprise you. Listen in to learn more!

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References:

https://www.potawatomi.org/blog/2020/11/25/the-true-dark-history-of-thanksgiving/

https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/rethinking-thanksgiving#:~:text=The%20whole%20history%20is%20more,traditions%20among%20Wampanoag%20communities%20today.

https://www.texasalmanac.com/articles/the-first-thanksgiving

https://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving

https://visit.archives.gov/whats-on/explore-exhibits/thanksgiving-historical-perspectives

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Squanto

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Wampanoag

https://ospi.k12.wa.us/sites/default/files/2023-10/peunit3wampanoagindianthanksgiving.pdf