Really awoken to the possibility of teaching/learning more about the actual history Thanksgiving based on posts I saw today. I will try using this guide with my son tomorrow.
Which I found through this article:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-thanksgiving-thoughtfully
I know at least some of the massacres, land theft and genocide that we as Americans have committed against Native Americans but oddly I never really saw how badly I was taught/learned about Thanksgiving as a child. Hopefully I will build a stronger foundation for my children in understanding and reconciling with the past.
@Gaythia wow, that was a lot worse than I could have imagined. Thank you for sharing that. I have a lot to learn.
@derickflorian I think controversies about "CRT" really have to do with how uncomfortable some people are with actual history. Not always the way we'd like to think of some of our ancestors. And much of it has ties to actions in modern times, about which we should be taking action.
@Gaythia yeah, I admit I had some uncomfortableness when I saw posts about Thanksgiving earlier so it took a bit to come around. I agree it’s easier to choose sweeping it under the rug. Also, it’s easy to fall into the trap of “my specific, direct ancestors didn’t do this” but I benefit from these atrocities by being an American.
@derickflorian You might also be interested in this: https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/6-thanksgiving-myths-share-them-with-someone-you-know and https://indiancountrytoday.com/tag/thanksgiving