In 1970 Wamsutta, known as Frank James, was the leader of the Wampanoag, in the year of the 350th anniversary of the Mayflower's sailing.

James had been invited to a Thanksgiving state dinner to mark the anniversary, as part of a celebration that embraced the misleading schoolbook narrative of the Pilgrims’ relationship with the Wampanoag that culmi

This is a process of decolonization. Whether you are the descendants of colonizers or the colonized—or, like me, both—all of our peoples have experienced the loss of something essential to our liberated well-being. Whether that was taken from you or given away in the bargain to win power, it is loss.