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(51,108 posts) Wed Nov 23, 2016, 01:11 PM Nov 2016

Rewriting the history of Thanksgiving. [View all]

Does anyone want to pitch in? I had a Thanksgiving guest who claimed that the pilgrims were not in need. They were celebrating festively, shooting off guns, which attracted nearby Indians. These Indians were allowed to join in the festivities.

I have also run across another source which claimed that the pilgrims had a bountiful harvest one year and they threw a three day festivity that included Indian allies, who also contributed with food.

I don't think we'll ever know for sure.

Anyone else hear any other rendition?

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Rewriting the history of Thanksgiving. [View all] Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 OP

For the sake of my sanity, I ask people to source their off the wall statements... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2016 #1

here are just a few: niyad Nov 2016 #2

Jesus! Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 #5

rather makes one rethink the whole thing, does it not? niyad Nov 2016 #7

Not really. Igel Nov 2016 #11

read "an indigenous people's history of the united states". there were a lot more than niyad Nov 2016 #13

History of Thanksgiving underpants Nov 2016 #10

Bates writes quite the hack job hfojvt Nov 2016 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Nictuku Nov 2016 #3

You mean Takesgiving. sarcasmo Nov 2016 #4

well, that, too. niyad Nov 2016 #6

It was a short lived friendship, then we started breaking treaties with the indians. dubyadiprecession Nov 2016 #8

It's about celebrating the indigenous foods from America for me. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #9