Feast and Famine: Rethinking Thanksgiving Through Indigenous Eyes and Modern Inequality

This Thanksgiving, join Aya Fubara-Eneli and historian Dr. Travis T. Armstrong for a powerful, truth-telling conversation that challenges the mythology surrounding one of America's most beloved holidays.The story many of us learned about Pilgrims and Native peoples joining hands in harmony is incomplete—and in many ways, intentionally misleading. Behind the sanitized tale lies a deeper history of Wampanoag generosity, colonial betrayal, land theft, and centuries-long inequality that continues to shape the lives of Indigenous peoples across the United States today.This episode helps us understand Thanksgiving through Indigenous eyes—so we can rethink not only the holiday, but the systems that determine who feasts and who goes hungry.In This Episode:The real history of Thanksgiving and the central role of the Wampanoag NationThe impact of colonial violence Native NationsWhy many Native communities observe a National Day of MourningHow food insecurity, poverty, and health disparities stem from colonial policyHow rethinking Thanksgiving helps us reimagine freedom, justice, and communal well-beingBroadcast Information:Premiere: November 24, 2025 at 7 AM CSTWatch on the Rethinking Freedom YouTube ChannelListen on 98.5 FM and 104.7 FMNew episodes every Monday at 9 AM CSTJoin the Rethinking Freedom Community:If you value deep, truth-centered conversations about history, justice, liberation, and the future of our communities:Like • Comment • SubscribeOur goal is 10,000 subscribers by the end of December 2025.Help us reach it by sharing this episode with someone who needs it.Women and Resistance: https://www.youtube.com/live/TUgf9JaP...In Class with Carr: https://www.youtube.com/live/vXE_ypcl...Support the show