November is the perfect time to honor the Native American veterans who served in every American war. We are thankful for all of the resources developed in recent years to help teachers present accurate information about the “First Thanksgiving.” You can also study the history of the holiday itself, connecting it to Civil War history and varying responses to immigration in the late 19th century.

• Code talkers: Native Words, Native Warriors

• Video interviews with Navajo Code Talkers

• Corporal Ira Hamilton Hayes

• Warriors, Documentary on Native American Vietnam Veterans

• Indian Country Today, search results for "veterans"

• Plimoth Plantation: Thanksgiving Interactive Activity

• NMAI: American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving

• NMAI: Harvest Ceremony, Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth

• Inclusion and exclusion in two historic Thanksgiving cartoons