Perry Ground hopes his work – and those of other native voices – can help Americans "rethink" the idea of Thanksgiving by providing a more nuanced understanding of the holiday's origins.

The Annecy prize winner uses a Native American creation myth to highlight the urgent need for mankind to live in harmony with the natural world.

The Day of Mourning is one way to draw attention to the myths that surround the first Thanksgiving story of 1861, according to UAINE.

“What we have in this story is more universal than just Native American folklore creation myth,” he says.

More than anything, the case represents a challenge to Native tribes’ basic right to exist “At its heart … the ultimate questions it raises for the justices are fairly straightforward.

Illustrator Michaela Goade became the first Native American to win the prestigious Randolph Caldecott Medal for best children’s picture story, cited for “We Are Water Protectors,” a ...