Where did you learn the history of thanksgiving

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1) Critically Engage with "Rethinking Thanksgiving Toolkit"

2) QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER & ANSWER - Refer back to toolkit explicitly.

Where did you learn the history of Thanksgiving?
How does it feel to realize that many of the things you learned about Thanksgiving are myths?
Whose ancestral lands are you living on that are now occupied by the US?
What do you know about where your people came from and how they came to the land where you/they live currently?
What are the dangers of continuing to perpetuate the myths of Thanksgiving with the excuse that children are "too young" to learn the truths? How do these lies damage trust within families and communities?
What responsibility do we have to Indigenous Peoples whose land bases are being degraded so we might have cheap electricity, oil and water?
How does the reality of the "Doctrine of Discovery" compare to the myth of a U.S. society based upon "liberty and justice for all?"
What opportunities do you have to engage in conversations about changing mascots and other harmful representations of Indigenous peoples?

3) Submit unpacked answers and reflect on what you learn or unlearn and how it relates to our class learning.

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