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Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth
URL: http://americanindian.si.edu/education/files/harvest.pdf

Description:
This document "assists teachers in preparing lessons about the first Thanksgiving. The study guide includes information on which Native peoples met the first European immigrants in 1621, the harvest celebration, the Wampanoag today, the importance of corn, and instructions on how to make Johnny cakes." From the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Opens into a PDF document.

Publisher:
National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)

Extra Keywords
native american pilgrim

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Harvest festivals -- United States
Thanksgiving Day
Wampanoag Indians

LII Database Information:
Record 19668 created by Maria Brandt on 11/08/2005
Last modification on 11/09/2005
Published: 11/10/2005  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19668