why werent we taught the REAL thanksgiving story in school?

Question

rather we were taught a story that was a mixture of both myth and history.

http://www.indigenouspeople.net/iroqcon.htm reference

Answer 1

I don't think we were taught the truth about much of anything. We are taught to believe whatever they want us to believe.

Answer 2

Because if children knew what really happened, they wouldn't celebrate, they'd be upset. Cultures need myths to preserve themselves, and self preservation is a drive at the cultural level as well as the individual level. History class has a lot of myths, this is only one of them.