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They “gave thanks” for the massacre they had just carried out. The white male colonizers slaughtered 700 Pequot men, women, children, and elders, and then celebrated. In 1637, white colonizers turned on the Pequot tribe who had taught them to farm, take care of the land, and raise food. Thanking God that they had eliminated over 700 men, women and children.” While many, including historians, still debate what exactly happened this day, also known as the Pequot Massacre, it directly led to the creation of “Thanksgiving Day.” This is what the governor of Bay Colony had to say days after the massacre, “A day of thanksgiving. Those who were lucky enough to escape the fire were systematically sought, hunted down and killed. They also set the village, which included many children, on fire. Armed settlers - which we tell our children were God fearing, gentle, sharing, kind Pilgrims - invaded a Pequot village. I learned that in 1637 the body of a white man was discovered dead in a boat. Versions of the claim have popped up in articles published by outlets such as the Huffington Post: In the aftermath of the massacre, the governor of Massachusetts declared a day of Thanksgiving, in celebration. Our readers sent one story our way that claimed Thanksgiving originated from the 1637 massacre of the Pequot people. 11, 2021, we address one particular claim that spread across the internet about the relationship of this holiday to another tragic part of Native American history. In attempting to debunk them, the internet often ends up creating more. There are many stories and myths surrounding the origins of Thanksgiving.