Origins of Thanksgiving








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Nia: Hey everyone, welcome back to another personalized podcast from BeFreed! I'm Nia, and I'm here with Eli, and we are absolutely pumped to dive into today's topic with you.
Eli: Hey there! And wow, Nia, when we started looking into the origins of Thanksgiving, I had no idea how much we'd been missing from this story. I mean, we're talking about a narrative that's been shaped and reshaped over centuries, and honestly, the real history is so much more complex and fascinating than what most of us learned in elementary school.
Nia: Exactly! And that's what we're here to explore today-not just the familiar story of Pilgrims and Native Americans sharing a meal, but the deeper, more nuanced history that includes everything from ancient harvest festivals to political maneuvering to the voices that have been systematically erased from this narrative.