Re: Thanksgivng as Native American Month?

["Anderson, Julie LHS-STAFF" <AndersonJ@ISSAQUAH.WEDNET.EDU>]

Brian and Netters,

November is Native American Heritage Month.  I remember reading that
November was selected precisely to counteract the image of the "Indians and
Pilgrims" because it is so prevalent at that time of year.  So we celebrate
Native Americans in November as we do African Americans in February,
Hispanic Americans in September, and Asian Americans in June.  And of
course, this month we are celebrating Women's History.  :)  Yes, it needs to
be "more than a month" as one of my posters says, but I find having a
specific time focus on specific groups useful.

Julie

Julie Anderson, Librarian
Liberty High School, Renton, WA
425.837.4901
andersonj@issaquah.wednet.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian A. Doxtator [mailto:bdox@EARTHLINK.NET]
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 8:15 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Thanksgivng as Native American Month?


I read an email providing good ideas regarding library themes.  I do
realize that the ideas provided were examples only.  However, I would like
to respond.  One idea was doing a Native American theme during the month of
November.

This is not a good representation of North American Indian people.  Young
people are given a view that North American Indians are of the past.  We
North American Indians deal with misconceptions all the time.  There are
Congressman who still believe we all live in teepees(Honest).  And for the
record, me or my ancestors never lived in a teepee.

Anyway, I would hope that librarians and teachers promote North American
Indians as contemporary people and incorporate as much as they can into all
displays and/or curriculums.  Doing a North American Indian theme during
thanksgiving is not a good idea.

Yawa'ko(Yah-want-go)
Thank You.

Brian A. Doxtator
UWM Student - Slis Program
bdox@earthlink.net

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