Inland Empire Council for the Social Studies
Thanksgiving
The History of the Thanksgiving Holiday
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Primary Documents
Of Plimoth Foundation by William Bradford (Plymouth Plantation)
https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Plymouth_Plantation/eBxEAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=of+plymouth+plantation&printsec=frontcover
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Echoes of the Ancestors - Eel River Archaeological site
http://plimoth-archaeology.org/s/eel-river-archaeological-site/page/home
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Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mourt_s_Relation/OEzGCrVmUssC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=mourt%27s+relation&printsec=frontcover
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1789 First U.S. Thanksgiving Proclamation by President George Washington
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Congress Establishes Thanksgiving
https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/thanksgiving
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First Colonial Thanksgiving Proclamation
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1651-1700/the-first-thanksgiving-proclamation-june-20-1676.php
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National Thanksgiving Proclamation 1863 by Abraham Lincoln
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/thanksgiving-proclamation-1863
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Lessons
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Thanksgiving Primary Source Set with support materials
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/thanksgiving/
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Rethinking Thanksgiving Celebrations: Native Perspectives on Thanksgiving
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/rethinking-thanksgiving
Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/resources/Harvest-Ceremony
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American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/rethinking-thanksgiving
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Native educators say Thanksgiving lessons can be accurate, respectful, and still fun—here’s how
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A Story of Survival: The Wampanoag and the English: A Thanksgiving Lesson Plan Booklet from a Native American Perspective
https://neaedjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/NASS-Thanksgiving-Booklet-Print-Ready.pdf
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