For the majority of non-native Americans, Thanksgiving is a time to think about things you are grateful for, eat far too much turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie, and relax in front of the TV to catch a football game. The stories of the history of this US federal holiday come...
Our contributor Corinne Oestrich attended the 2018 Indigenous People Sunrise Ceremony at Alcatraz in San Fransisco. From Wikipedia: Unthanksgiving Day (or Un-Thanksgiving Day), also known as The Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Ceremony, is an event held on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay to honor the indigenous peoples of the Americas and promote their rights. It coincides with a similar protest,...
America's First Welfare Recipients - Happy Thanks Taking Disclaimer The views expressed in the editorial cartoon are not necessarily that of PowWows.com. PowWows.com publishes these editorial cartoons weekly to highlight issues in Indian Country. We hope these cartoons will help start conversations about these issues.
Preparing a Thanksgiving dinner can be pretty brutal if you're making everything from scratch, here are a couple short cuts on getting the job done without all the hassle. Lets take a quick look into the preparation that my mom put into making an, "easy" , great tasting Thanksgiving dinner!...
Just like our Native American culture is not a Halloween costume or a sports mascot, we are also not a cute construction paper project for Thanksgiving. You are not doing our rich culture any justice when you make brown paper bag vests or paper feather headbands. Hopefully, you've read some...
November is Native American Heritage Month. Combined with Thanksgiving, many people seek information about the origins and history of this beloved American holiday. PowWows.com has compiled some articles for you! Thanksgiving Information Thanksgiving - Fact or Fiction A More Accurate View of Thanksgiving Native American Harvest Real Thanksgiving Foods Thanksgiving...
Turkey, Mashed Potatoes with gravy, Bread Stuffing/Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Three Bean Casserole, Macaroni & Cheese, Sweet Potatoes, Pumpkin Pie … traditional Thanksgiving foods right? Well, they are traditional Thanksgiving foods in the sense that Americans have been eating some of these foods and other foods as Thanksgiving staples for...
In the minds of many Americans, when asked the question, "When was the United States first settled?” invariably the response will be, "In 1620 when the Pilgrims landed." This so-called "origin myth" has frequently been termed "the story of the first Thanksgiving" in many children's books about the subject. However,...
Like most of our history, it comes from miss-history and the fact that most people think of the Pilgrims as these “incredibly righteous people” that invited the “savage Indians” to their first Thanksgiving so that the “savages” would not starve. This is incorrect history and information. Here is a more...
