Thanksgiving is one of America’s most beloved holidays. Every year, families gather around the table to enjoy turkey, stuffing and pie. We watch parades, cheer for football teams and take time off work or school. But beyond the food and traditions, Thanksgiving has a long and sometimes complicated history that is worth remembering.

The story many of us learned in school tells of a 1621 feast shared by the Pilgrims at Plymouth and the Wampanoag people. After surviving a difficult first year in the New World, the Pilgrims held a harvest celebration, and the Wampanoag joined them. While this feast did happen, the full story is more complex. The Wampanoag had lived on the land for thousands of years, and their help came at a time when disease and tensions caused by European settlers were alre

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