First Thanksgiving Proclamation (1676)
The Proclamation of the First Thanksgiving on June 20, 1676 had the American colonialist thanking God for their good fortune in settling in America, as well as the disappointment and destruction of their enemies.
We Gather Together: Consumption Rituals of Thanksgiving Day
This article draws on ten data sets compiled over a five-year period. We interpret the consumption rituals of Thanksgiving Day as a discourse among consumers about the categories and principles that underlie American consumer culture. That is, Thanksgiving Day is read as an enacted document orchestrated symbolically and semiotically through consumption
"All the Real Indians Died Off" (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
Unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native Americans
Settler Colonialism: Then and Now (Mahmood Mamdani)
Mahmood Mamdani (the other Mamdani) work explores the intersection between politics and culture, the history of colonialism since 1452, the history of civil war and genocide in Africa, the Cold War and the War on Terror, and the history and theory of human rights. A history of thanksgiving is not complete without a definition of Settler Colonialism.
