Public schools offer guides to 'decolonized' Thanksgiving

A number of public school districts across the country are encouraging students and staff to “rethink” the Thanksgiving holiday because of the colonial oppression of Native Americans by English settlers.

Several school districts in multiple states are providing teachers and students with resources that criticize Thanksgiving as a colonial holiday and claim the day known for roast turkey, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie is a reminder to Native Americans of genocide inflicted by English settlers.