Thanksgiving in the United States, commonly depicted with images of family gatherings, feasts, and expressions of gratitude, is celebrated by many as a cherished holiday. However, for many Native ...
In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important ...
This time of year brings with it one of America’s most enduring stories — one we tell ourselves to feel better. The story of the “First Thanksgiving,” as many of us learned in school, is false in ...
JENNIFER KATIE NATIVE PEOPLE SAY THEY HAVE NO REASON TO CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING. INSTEAD, THEY OBSERVE A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE THEM. TODAY, AS WE STAND TOGETHER IN ...
This culturally-Native mass is hosted yearly in celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, and everyone is welcome.
For how far women have come over the course of history, fighting to be included, to have their voices be heard, there are ...
The end of November is marked by Christmas carols and Black Friday shopping deals, but before anyone can fast forward to December, the holiday holding the line between Halloween candy and stocking ...
A few years after having children, Todd and I grew tired of the typical Thanksgiving celebration. It wasn’t the turkey and filling that pushed us to this alternative. It was sitting around afterwards, ...
“The antidote to feel-good history is not feel-bad history, but honest and inclusive history,” sociologist James W. Loewen writes in “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook ...