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Thanksgiving Painting

Thanksgiving Painting

Q For this assignment, you will analyze two famous depictions of this first Thanksgiving meal and then answer the questions below the paintings. Put the story that these paintings are telling into your own words. What would the Native Americans who were there (or Native Americans today) think of these paintings and why? Do you think that these paintings give an accurate depiction of what was happening with that first Thanksgiving meal? Explain.

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From these Thanksgiving paintings, it can be understood that Thanksgiving is a very peaceful affair, which has been celebrated by the Native Americans and the pilgrims. These images also reflects the feasting of food involving blueberries. These images are idealized and sentimental portraits, which depict the relationship between the Wampanoag tribe of Native Americans and the Pilgrim settlers.