From the Mayflower's landing, to the meal shared by English setters and Wampanoag people, much is still widely misunderstood about the Thanksgiving holiday and its history.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-based educator Chris Newell recently wrote a book for children that helps to untangle some of the myths and misnomers commonly associated with Thanksgiving, . For example, the book clarifies that "the holiday we celebrate today does not have any real connection to the Mayflower’s landing. In fact, the story that links them was not created until two hundred years later."
As Newell notes in his introduction, "The story of the Mayflower landing is different depending on whether the storyteller viewed the events from the boat or from the shore." This hour, Chris Newell joins us.
Plus, how is this topic being reframed in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø classrooms? The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø State Department of Education recently published resources for The materials were developed in a collaboration between the five state-recognized Eastern Woodland tribes: Golden Hill Paugussett, Mashantucket Pequot, Mohegan, Paucatuck Eastern Pequot and Schaghticoke.
Becky Gomez, the director of education for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and Sam Tondreau, a member of the Mohegan Tribe as well as their director of curriculum and instruction, discuss. Tondreau also oversees the .
GUESTS:
- Chris Newell: Member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe; Co-Founder and Director of Education, ; Museum Educator; Children's Book Author, If You Lived During
- Rebecca Gomez: Director of Education and Recreation, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
- Samantha Tondreau: Member of the Mohegan Tribe; Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Mohegan Tribe
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