For Indigenous Americans, Thanksgiving brings mixed feelings … and potential for new traditions

Performers participate in the 3rd annual Truthsgiving at the Alamance County Community Center. (Foster Foday-Hemingway / Carolina Connection)

 

Native American Heritage Month will conclude Thanksgiving weekend. But some Indigenous Americans say the holiday contributes to the erasure of Native history in the U.S..

Foster Foday-Hemingway reports on how Indigenous North Carolinians reconcile their feelings with Thanksgiving — and how some are creating new traditions.

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