As many know, a false narrative of #Thanksgiving is told that erases Native genocide & valorizes colonists. Spend time w/your family, but I also I encourage you to learn more about it, reflect on settler privilege, & support Native ppl & causes.
These books are a great start, incl. one by Sarah Deer, a former prof of mine. The #StandingRockSyllabus is great too: http://tinyurl.com/jmth5jc. I also gave $ to thank #NoDAPL water protectors. ✊🏼
BookishFeminist #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NativeBooks #IndigenousBooks 7y
TheNextBook Amazing list! Thank you! 7y
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The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History 7y
The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American HistorySee All 22 Comments
OSChamberlain This is wonderful! 7y
TheNextBook For kids1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving 7y
1621: A New Look at ThanksgivingInLibrisVeritas Thank you for the list! 7y
BooksForEmpathy Thank you! 7y
BookInMyHands I also love this blog by Debbie Reese about Native Americans in youth literature. I've learned so much from it: https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/?m=1 7y
BookishFeminist @BookInMyHands Debbie Reese is great! I also follow her on Twitter. I don't recommend Native books for kids or youth unless she has. She's such a gift & wish more folks stocked their school libraries with her insight! 7y
Mimi28 I am interested in learning more about what the Native Americans went through for " Thanksgiving " 7y
AliBG Thank you for this list. 7y
BeththeBookDragon My husband and I had a conversation about this yesterday. Our kids are 5 and 7, and it's hard to know how much and what of the truth to tell them when. 7y
Godmotherx5 Thanks for the book suggestions & the links. 7y
EchoLogical @bethfriedman906 I have a 6 year old and struggled with the same problem. As it stands, we've only discussed the standard narrative given in school. I think when she's a little older we'll discuss the true origins 7y
BookishFeminist @bethfriedman906 @CraZyBookLady518 Yea, it's difficult with children. I think there's a way to tell kids however without getting into gorey details. If you guys are interested at all, @TheNextBook recommended a book above for kids that might be a good thing to read with kids & @BookInMyHands recommended a blog by Debbie Reese that solely focuses on Natives in kids & YA lit, a rec I wholeheartedly second—she does a great job handling difficult ... 7y
BookishFeminist @bethfriedman906 @CraZyBookLady518 ... narratives involving Natives and their representation in kids lit. She has a ton of resources & I'd be really surprised if she didn't have stuff about Thanksgiving that would be appropriate for kids since a lot of the details are definitely difficult to handle. Best to you both ❤️ I'm glad you're both aware of the real narrative & want to educate your kids about it! You're great parents :) 7y
BookishFeminist @Mimi28 If you're unfamiliar with the story behind Thanksgiving, here's a great article that touches on the major points that led to the tradition: https://www.manataka.org/page269.html -the short story is that it started when settlers raided and massacred Pequot Indians in Massachusetts & had a feast to celebrate, so it's a difficult thing to read about. 7y
BookishFeminist @TheNextBook You're welcome & great additions! Esp the kids book since I know so many struggle with how to discuss this story with children. 7y
BookishFeminist @OSChamberlain @InLibrisVeritas @BooksForEmpathy @AliBG @Godmotherx5 Thanks! And you're welcome 💓 Such a dark time in history that is hard but important to unlearn how we're taught about it. 7y
Mimi28 @BookishFeminist Thanks for the article. I honestly couldn't read all of it because it made me so angry. Another cover-up in American history, such a shame. I will never look at Thanksgiving the same way again. Thanks for opening my eyes with this very informative and raw article 👍😊 7y
BookishFeminist @Mimi28 You're welcome- it's astonishing how much is done to suppress the truth of what happened. I have a hard time reading about it as well bc I'm furious over it. Just more reason to keep disseminating the real story to spread its importance. It's the least we can all do! (edited) 7y
WordWaller Thanks for this. Spent Thanksgiving day reading Lakota Woman and talking life things over with friends. 7y