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What Pilgrims and Indians Did, and Did Not, Eat at First Thanksgiving

Matthew McDonald

There could have been turkey, but there almost certainly was wild duck and goose at the first Thanksgiving feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts in October 1621.

No potatoes and no pumpkin pies, for sure.

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Anti-Thanksgiving American Indians Marking ‘Day of Mourning’ in Plymouth

Matthew McDonald

The 49th annual National Day of Mourning was expected to take place in Plymouth at noon Thursday, November 22 — which is also Thanksgiving Day this year.

The protest, sponsored by United American Indians of New England, will offer a chilly perspective on the uniquely American holiday, noting that many indigenous people suffered from disease, war, and bias after the Pilgrims came to Plymouth in 1620.

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