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by Erdrich, Louise

Book - 2021

She was named Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. Omakayas and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. Though there are gro...Show more She was named Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. Omakayas and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. Though there are growing numbers of white people encroaching on their land, life continues much as it always has. But the satisfying rhythms of their life are shattered when a visitor comes to their lodge one winter night, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things forever. Show less

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We Are Grateful

Otsaliheliga

by Sorell, Traci

Picture Book - 2018

An authentic, loving celebration of gratitude & community-written by a citizen of the Cherokee nation. It follows celebrations and experiences through the seasons of a year, underscoring the traditions and ways of Cherokee life. An authentic, loving celebration of gratitude & community-written by a citizen of the Cherokee nation. It follows celebrations and experiences through the seasons of a year, underscoring the traditions and ways of Cherokee life. Show less

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Colonization and the Wampanoag Story

by Coombs, Linda

Book - 2023

From the so-called "discovery" by Europeans to the iconic first Thanksgiving, the narrative of America's early days has been carefully reshaped....Show more From the so-called "discovery" by Europeans to the iconic first Thanksgiving, the narrative of America's early days has been carefully reshaped. This book offers a perspective shift, narrating the untold story from the viewpoint of the New England Indigenous Nations that these newcomers encountered. Show less

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Keepunumuk

Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

by Greendeer, Danielle

Picture Book - 2022

Wampanoag children listen as their grandmother tells them the story about how Weeâchumun (the wise Corn) asked local Native Americans to show the newcomers how to grow food to yield a good harvest--Keepunumuk--in 1621. Wampanoag children listen as their grandmother tells them the story about how Weeâchumun (the wise Corn) asked local Native Americans to show the newcomers how to grow food to yield a good harvest--Keepunumuk--in 1621. Show less

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Giving Thanks

A Native American Good Morning Message

by Swamp, Jake

Picture Book - 1995

A Native American thanksgiving address, offered to Mother Earth in gratitude for her bounty and for the variety of her creatures, including human beings, is presented by a contemporary Mohawk chief who has delivered the address around the world. A Native American thanksgiving address, offered to Mother Earth in gratitude for her bounty and for the variety of her creatures, including human beings, is presented by a contemporary Mohawk chief who has delivered the address around the world. Show less

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1621

A New Look at Thanksgiving

by Grace, Catherine O'Neill

Book - 2001

Accompanied by stunning photographs, an enthralling recreation of the first Thanksgiving reveals the actual events that happened during the three days that the Wampanoag people and the colonists came together. Accompanied by stunning photographs, an enthralling recreation of the first Thanksgiving reveals the actual events that happened during the three days that the Wampanoag people and the colonists came together. Show less

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Turtle Island

The Story of North America's First People

by Yellowhorn, Eldon

Book - 2017

Discover the amazing story of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the end of the Ice Age to the arrival of the Europeans. Classified as teen but written for grades 4-7. Discover the amazing story of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the end of the Ice Age to the arrival of the Europeans. Classified as teen but written for grades 4-7. Show less

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If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving

by Newell, Chris

eBook - 2021

A measured corrective to pervasive myths about what is often referred to as the "first Thanksgiving." The lens Newell offers is a Native one, de...Show more A measured corrective to pervasive myths about what is often referred to as the "first Thanksgiving." The lens Newell offers is a Native one, describing how the Wampanoag and other Native peoples received the English rather than the other way around Show less

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We Gather Together

Stories of Thanksgiving From Then to Now

by Kiernan, Denise

Book - 2023

There is much fiction surrounding the creation of Thanksgiving in America. Denise Kiernan debunks myths, provides facts, and explains how and why Thanksgiving evolved in the United States the way it did—and what gratitude means to society. There is much fiction surrounding the creation of Thanksgiving in America. Denise Kiernan debunks myths, provides facts, and explains how and why Thanksgiving evolved in the United States the way it did—and what gratitude means to society. Show less

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