HIT: Native American viewpoint

["Gaub, Mary Beth" <gaubmb@FLORENCE.K12.MT.US>]

Several people have asked for a hit on this topic.  I have passed the =
messages on to the teacher and have only looked into a few of the sites =
myself, but it has already been a big help.
Thanks to all who passed on the information...

Try Encounter by Jane Yolen

I have been reading Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen and it has =
quite a lot that you might find helpful.

These can hopefully get you started
 http://www.pilgrimhall.org/museum.htm
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http://members.aol.com/calebj/thanksgiving.html
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http://www.pilgrims.net/plymouth/thanksgiving.htm
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/#part2
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http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/index.htm
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http://members.aol.com/mayflo1620/books.html
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/p/plymthc1ol.asp

Try these sites:
http://www.genealogyforum.rootsweb.com/gfaol/Thanksgiving/NAPerspective.h=
tm

http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/destruct.htm

http://depts.washington.edu/stepcofs/Curriculum/MidLithanksgiving.htm

http://www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.html

This from Scholastic site (
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/childlit/thnksgiv.htm ):
Native Americans have a very different perspective on Thanksgiving. Many =
do
not view the traditional American holiday in a positive light at all,
considering it more an unpleasant reminder of the negative experiences =
of
Native Americans in history. Thanksgiving: A Native Perspective is a =
source
book for teachers available through Oyate <http://www.oyate.org>. This
Native organization works "to see that our lives and histories are =
portrayed
honestly, and so that all people will know our stories belong to us."=20


Also asked a native american friend of mine this question and she sent =
some
suggestions.  as you can see from the bottom of her email, she's not =
read
everything on these sites, but it's a place to start.

These are sources from the Native perspective -
some people would say it's NOT the straight scoop, but I believe it's =
more
accurate than the perpetual fairy tale.

Go to http://www.oyate.org/catalog/teacher.html and find the book
_Thanksgiving:
A Native Perspective_, for $15.00.

Also check Howard Zinn's _A People's History of the United States_.  =
He's an
eye-opener on the Pilgrims.

Also, some websites:

National Day of Mourning http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/mourn.htm

Teaching about Thanksgiving (lesson plan from The Center for World =
Indigenous
Studies site) http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/lesson-plan.html

National Holiday For Native Americans
http://www.unitednativeamerica.com/petition-edu.htm

Are You Teaching the Real Story of the "First Thanksgiving"?
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr040.shtml
offered are annotated book lists for different age groups, as well as =
videos
and other resources for teaching accurately about Native Americans.=20


Mary Beth Gaub
Library Media Specialist
Florence-Carlton Middle School/HighSchool
Florence, MT  59833
gaubmb@florence.k12.mt.us





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