--- title: How To Acknowlege Native Americans this Thanksgiving description: Thanksgiving, you might vaguely remember from elementary school, celebrates a feast shared by the Wampanoag tribe and European settlers the tribe had saved from starvation.... canonical: https://time.com/3605516/how-to-acknowlege-native-americans-this-thanksgiving/ author: Carey Wallace article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-25T19:37:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:42:45.733Z og:title: How To Acknowlege Native Americans this Thanksgiving og:description: Thanksgiving, you might vaguely remember from elementary school, celebrates a feast shared by the Wampanoag tribe and European settlers the tribe had saved from starvation.... og:url: https://time.com/3605516/how-to-acknowlege-native-americans-this-thanksgiving/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfea6ed9cb7fce953/69876aedcd68484c610983ba/85641976.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5640 og:image:height: 3173 og:image:alt: 85641976 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How To Acknowlege Native Americans this Thanksgiving twitter:description: Thanksgiving, you might vaguely remember from elementary school, celebrates a feast shared by the Wampanoag tribe and European settlers the tribe had saved from starvation.... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfea6ed9cb7fce953/69876aedcd68484c610983ba/85641976.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How To Acknowlege Native Americans this Thanksgiving > Sponsored content. 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It is a free newsletter available at time.com/newsletters.  by [Carey Wallace](https://time.com/author/carey-wallace/)  ## Carey Wallace Nov 25, 2014 7:37 PM UTC  Man and woman with children at holiday feast Man and woman with children at holiday feast Burke/Triolo Productions—Getty Images  by [Carey Wallace](https://time.com/author/carey-wallace/)  ## Carey Wallace Nov 25, 2014 7:37 PM UTC Thanksgiving, you might vaguely remember from elementary school, celebrates a feast shared by the Wampanoag tribe and European settlers the tribe had saved from starvation. It turned out, of course, that the presence of Europeans was tragic for the Native Americans who had welcomed them. With such a troubled history, how can we talk with our kids about Thanksgiving in a way that recognizes both sides of the tradition? Here are some tips from Dr. Randy Woodley, a Keetoowah Cherokee descendent, Director of Intercultural and Indigenous Studies at George Fox University, and author of _Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision_. **For young kids,** “It’s important to understand that the ‘first Thanksgiving’ was not really the first,” Woodley says. “Native Americans were celebrating Thanksgiving feasts for thousands of years prior to the European arrival. And those celebrations took place many times throughout the year.” **Middle school aged kids** can understand their role in the occasion a bit more clearly. “Native Americans were the hosts of Thanksgiving,” says Woodley. “It’s part of our values, to welcome people.” Thanksgiving is still a celebration of hospitality. But Woodley also believes it’s a good time to think about what kind of guests we want to be, either at a feast, or as visitors to a new country. **By high school**, the lens can be widened. “Feasts, and the hospitality of the Native Americans, can serve as a lesson for inter-cultural hospitality in America,” says Woodley. To him, it’s a natural time “to encourage reconciliation between your family and those who share a different history.” What does it mean to be a host, to extend yourself? This also might be the time to talk about how many Native Americans do not celebrate the holiday because of the painful history that followed. “Eventually the story did not end well for the Native Americans,” Woodley says. “We are still waiting for justice and reconciliation to take place. 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