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True Spirit of Thanksgiving


The Oneida Nation's True Spirit of Thanksgiving is the first float sponsored by an American Indian nation in the parade's long history.

The 2009 parade, which will follow a new route along Seventh Avenue, will take place on November 26.

Last year during the float's debut, several Oneidas and members of the Nation's First Allies Living History Project participated.


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