Thanksgiving 2022 - Tradition, Origins & Meaning - HISTORY
I like this version above.
My ancestors on my Mother's side landed in Massachusetts around 1670-1680. Thanks to them for being so brave to come to a new country for them.
I recall my grandfather was involved in a lawsuit with the Wampanoag over properties their tribe was claiming as tribal land.
Wampanoag - Wikipedia
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The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council was established in 1972 under the leadership of its first president, Russell "Fast Turtle" Peters. In 1974 the Council petitioned the Bureau of Indian Affairs for recognition. In 1976 the tribe sued the Town of Mashpee for the return of ancestral homelands. The case was lost but the tribe continued to pursue federal recognition for three decades.
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