On Thanksgiving morning before dawn, the ferries run every 15 minutes, taking people to a sunrise gathering. An Indigenous People’s Alcatraz Thanksgiving ceremony. The boats arrive to the island in ...

Most often when families sit down to share a meal for Thanksgiving, everyone goes around the table saying what they're grateful for. It's a tradition so many hold dear to their heart. As you sit down ...

The Wampanoag are a Native American tribe that has inhabited present day Massachusetts and Eastern Rhode Island for over 10,000 years. Jenaya Perry, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, competes ...

The story of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag sharing a peaceful feast in 1621 has been repeated in classrooms and popular culture for centuries. But the full story of that first Thanksgiving is far ...

Do American Indians Celebrate Thanksgiving? How do Native Americans make peace with a national holiday that romanticizes the 1621 encounter between their ancestors and English settlers, and erases the ...

When Thanksgiving comes around, many of us are reminded of turkeys, gourds and the idea of gratitude. These classic Thanksgiving decorations are also accompanied by a tale of the “first Thanksgiving,” ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Note: This post first appeared on November 21 ...

When you look upon a bountiful table at this time of year, do you feel a connection to the squash, the fresh ginger, the apples, the cornmeal, the sweet potatoes and walnuts? For native peoples of the ...

The Wampanoag are a Native American tribe that has inhabited present day Massachusetts and Eastern Rhode Island for over 10,000 years. The Wampanoag did eventually help the Pilgrims, but it was a ...