The modernized version of the Thanksgiving holiday is a blend of myth and fact. Although Plymouth Pilgrims did celebrate the harvest with members of the local Wampanoag tribe in 1621, a holiday called Thanksgiving wasn’t celebrated until the 1830s and wasn’t made official until 1863. By that point, European colonizers had committed countless atrocities against Indigenous communities, casting a dark shadow over the cross-cultural bread-breaking associated with the holiday. Instead of leaning into rosy, revisionist history, why not use Thanksgiving to honor and celebrate Indigenous traditions? Below are five recipes…
