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Where are the voices of indigenous peoples in the Thanksgiving story?

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imageWhat's missing in the telling of this history?Painting image via www.shutterstock.com

Thanksgiving is an important time, when schools teach the story of who we are and where we come from as a nation.

My own students have told me about the Thanksgiving story they learned in school, which focused solely on the survival of the Pilgrims and the friendly...

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