Historical Ideas Thanksgiving

Real Native legends make great Thanksgiving stories for kids, although adults can be equally as fascinated by them. As the 1621 feast lasted three full days, I can fathom the likelihood that Native legends were shared around camp fires. Language barriers would not have prevented their telling, any more than certain English activities were halted by language barriers. So tell away!

As IdeasThanksgiving.com finds sources of Native legends or traditions that have relevance to Thanksgiving we will post them here. These tribe traditions or legends may originate from tribes other than those of the Wampanoag. Do remember to differentiate when you share as it helps raise awareness of tribal diversity, which in turn helps dispel Plains Indian stereotyping.

Iroquois and Seneca Legends of Corn Husk Dolls:
http://www.snowwowl.com/naartcornhuskdolls.html

The Legend of the Gift of Maize (from a historical New England document):
The American Patriot’s Treasury of Historical Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas (Second Edition), page 88.

A List of 1400 Native Legends, Classified by Tribe or Nation
http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Legends-AB.html




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Posted September 30, 2009 by Admin under Cultural

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