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Song of the WolfThe True History of ThanksgivingHere’s a link to an article on the true history of Thanksgiving. It is likely this is not the story you’ve been told. www.aaanativearts.com/article937.html Here’s the most important thing we took from this article: A Different Perspective on ThanksgivingIf you are an educator or parent who teaches children about Thanksgiving, here is a MUST READ article offering a differing perspective and resources on the puritan/Indian mythology surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday. www.ewebtribe.com/NACulture/articles/thanksgiving.html Authentic Thanksgiving FoodFoods Available to the Pilgrims for their 1621 Thanksgiving from www.nativeamericans.com/Thanksgiving.htm FISH: cod, bass, herring, shad, bluefish, and lots of eel. SEAFOOD: clams, lobsters, mussels, and very small quantities of oysters BIRDS: wild turkey, goose, duck, crane, swan, partridge, and other miscellaneous waterfowl; they were also known to have occasionally eaten eagles (which “tasted like mutton” according to Winslow in 1623.) OTHER MEAT: venison (deer), possibly some salt pork or chicken. GRAIN: wheat flour… >> Continue reading: Authentic Thanksgiving Food Making Connections to Myth and Folktale… Lesson Planwww.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=281 In The Way to Rainy Mountain, N. Scott Momaday links the survival of the Kiowa people to their ability to remember, preserve, and pass on stories. Taking the idea one step further, Momaday models the necessity of personal involvement in the stories. For Momaday, to make sense of and find a place in the contemporary world, one must connect on a personal level with the stories of one’s past. In… >> Continue reading: Making Connections to Myth and Folktale... Lesson Plan Native Americans Today – Lesson Planwww.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=324 Many people think that Native Americans are a vanished people—that they do not exist in the present day. Using this lesson plan, teachers can use photo essays and other texts to introduce students to Native children and their families, thereby countering the idea that Native people no longer exist… >> Continue reading: Native Americans Today - Lesson Plan Chant to the Sunhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_baloCb-nM… A letter to parents about Thanksgivingwww.understandingprejudice.org/teach/thanksgiv.htm Thanksgiving presents a special challenge to school teachers who want to discuss the holiday without resorting to biased information about Native American history and culture. To prepare parents for an anti-bias curricular approach, educators may wish to use or adapt the letter below. Dear Parents: As a part of our anti-bias curriculum, we are taking a careful look at how we discuss and celebrate Thanksgiving with students. As you may know… >> Continue reading: A letter to parents about Thanksgiving Yeha-Noha Native American chanthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9frmZcFUgdA… Native American Pourquoi Tales – Lesson PlanEngage your students in an exploration of Native American heritage through a study of Native American pourquoi tales. Pourquoi tales explain why something or someone, usually in nature, is the way it is. Have your students read a variety of Native American pourquoi tales, explore the cultural origins and signficance of these stories, and share similar stories from their own cultures. For more info and resources click www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=324 |
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