National Museum of the American Indian: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth [Pdf]

This study guide gives information about the Native Americans who were living in the area where the Pilgrims landed in 1620 and information about the new settlers too. The myth of the title concerns the friendly meal shared by the Pilgrims and Indians after the first harvest, but the contention of this study guide is that the celebration was really a fusion of Puritan beliefs and a European celebration called Harvest Home. [pdf]