THE FIRST THANKSGIVING

THE MYTHS

• The pilgrims didnt have silver buckles on their shoes.
• And they didn't wear somber black clothes.
• Their clothes turned out to be cheerful and bright.
• The Native Americans clothes were woven blankets.
• And the Englishmen didn't even call themselves pilgrims.

NATIVE AMERICANS

• Before settlers came to the East coast the area was inhabited by Indians
• The area surrounding the site of the first thanksgiving had been home of the wampanoag
• The native people had harvested for thousands of generations
• The area had been visited by European settlers before the arrival of the mayflower
• The native people knew the land well and had fished and hunted their

MODERN THANKSGIVING

• Modern Thanksgiving started to take place in the 19 century
• It wasn't until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln declared two national Thanksgiving
• Sarah Hale campaigned for an national thanksgiving in 1846
• The harvest gathering of 1621 was incorrectly labeled
• Thanksgiving was to give thanks to general blessing

NATIVE AMERICANS AND THANKSGIVING

• The peace between the native americans and settlers lasted not that long
• The wampanoag people do not share the popular reverence in New England
• For them the holiday is a reminder of betrayal
• Since 1970 native people have gathered at a memorial to remember them.
• And they have not celebrated it ever since.