A Notebook from the First "Thanksgiving"

William Bradford, the Wampanoag, and what happened in Plymouth in 1621

For many of us in America, Thanksgiving is no longer about the pilgrims and the Mayflower. Instead, it is about celebrating the harvest while feasting with friends and family. It is about taking time to acknowledge our many blessings. And that is how it should be. The “bloody catalogue” (to quote James Baldwin) of Europe’s encounter with the Indigenous …