There is a growing number of young people who are convinced that the American Thanksgiving is a celebration of the massacre of the native people by the evil settlers. In fact the Presidential Proclamations don't even mention the pilgrims. Here are the links to George Washington's and Abraham Lincoln's proclamations https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-04-02-0091 and http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/thanks.htm You may need to copy and paste these in your browser or search them out yourself.