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The True Story of Thanksgiving: Squanto, the Pilgrims, and the Pope
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The True Story of Thanksgiving: Squanto, the Pilgrims, and the Pope

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by on Nov 26, 2014 in Featured, History
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We and the Mayflower Pilgrims owe thanks to the Pope and some Catholic priests for the Thanksgiving of 1621 with Squanto and the Plymouth Colony. Growing up within sight of Boston, Massachusetts meant lots of grade school field trips to the earliest landmarks of America. We looked forward to those excursions because they meant a […]

Pilgrims and Indians and the Burden of History
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Pilgrims and Indians and the Burden of History

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by on Nov 24, 2011 in Featured, Government & Politics
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The only Native American writer I know gave permission for a literary journal to republish thoughts about Thanksgiving that she had first corralled a few years ago, and reading them was an illuminating experience. Terra Trevor reminded me why American Indians are not necessarily as sanguine about Thanksgiving celebrations as I am. She also got […]