There is historical evidence of a feast shared between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people in 1621, an event which has come to be known as the first Thanksgiving.
But the summer brought a good harvest, and in autumn, 22 men, 4 women, 9 adolescent boys, 5 adolescent girls and 13 young children sat down to celebrate with their native Wampanoag neighbors.
Wampanoag people are still here. I want them to think of Wampanoag people as not just in the past or even indigenous people as in the past, but as in the present still making their way still teaching the public.