The Thanksgiving Myth Gets a Deeper Look IS by Jennifer Keller https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q Read NYT Nov 17 Article The Thanksgiving Myth Gets a Deeper Look This Year en-us 2021-11-18 13:19:16 UTC 2021-11-29 15:37:34 UTC hello@padlet.com jkeller85 https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906514833 I was angry when I read "mass killing was part of a government-approved effort to seize land from Native 
Americans who depended on the animal to survive." Its hard to believe that settlers almost drove the Buffalo to extinction to also try to eliminate Native Americans
]]> 2021-11-22 16:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906514833 jkeller85 https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906516528 I wonder how the US could restore the North American Bison to its former range. Would this help regenerate the great plains?]]> 2021-11-22 16:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906516528 jkeller85 https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906518076 I can share what I am learning about the myth of Thanksgiving, the article calls it a "caricature of friendly Indians handing over food, knowledge and land to kindhearted Pilgrims was reinforced for generations by school curriculums, holiday pageants and 
children’s books "
 and highlight Native American foods in my Thanksgiving dinner.
]]> 2021-11-22 16:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906518076 jkeller85 https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906521235 Could our school do their Thanksgiving Lunch with only Native Foods?]]> 2021-11-22 16:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906521235 jkeller85 https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906534513 That there is only one tree left of the Council of Oaks in Austin, Texas, called the Treaty Tree. The Treaty tree is the last of the Council Oaks, a grove that was a 
sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa tribes.
]]> 2021-11-22 16:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906534513 sofskoldberg https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906535469 "Sioux and Assiniboine tribes joined in song to bless a thirty-aught-six hunting rifle, and to lift up the spirit of a buffalo they were preparing to kill." I think this is really beautiful, and its nice to see how different this way of hunting is. It made me happy that the Indigenous tribes here want to help the bison, and show their gratitude of how thankful they are that the bison will be able to help them.]]> 2021-11-22 16:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906535469 Haley Thayer https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906543479
The extermination of the bison lead to the near starvation of nearby tribes. I didn't realize they relied so heavily on bison for food. ]]> 2021-11-22 16:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906543479 sofskoldberg https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906545239 What are native animals in New York that Indigenous tribes depend on?]]> 2021-11-22 16:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906545239 sofskoldberg https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906549057 Why is it so hard for the government to listen to Indigenous people and grant them basic human rights? What's stopping them?]]> 2021-11-22 16:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906549057 sofskoldberg https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906553708 I didn't know that so many of the stories about Native Americans that we are taught in school were myths to keep us from questioning our history as colonizers and how Indigenous people are treated today and in the past]]> 2021-11-22 16:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906553708 sofskoldberg https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906555555 I can find Indigenous creators to support, and share their work so we can share their stories]]> 2021-11-22 16:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906555555 Haley Thayer https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906559548 In order to destroy harmful myths about Native Americans we have to change the narrative and hold the people who propagate them accountable. Starting in our own community we have to do the groundwork of changing misconceptions and correcting things we see.]]> 2021-11-22 16:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906559548 What exactly is troubling for local state's to go foward with legislation to grant Indigenous People basic rights and what takes them so long? https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906562976 - GM 

]]> 2021-11-22 16:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906562976 Haley Thayer https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906596385 How can we introduce the history at a younger age so children grow up with an appreciation for native culture?]]> 2021-11-22 17:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1906596385 soprothschild https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908453900 We can spread factual information about indigenous communities in order to prevent the spread of false information. ]]> 2021-11-23 13:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908453900 So many tribes relied on the Bison for food https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908807536 - GM]]> 2021-11-23 16:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908807536 I can talk to local indigenous tribes / members to ask how they would go about to provide information to the general public. https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908809927 - GM]]> 2021-11-23 16:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908809927 I wonder what other animals did the tribes rely on for food, blessings, gifts and etc https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908811811 - GM]]> 2021-11-23 16:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908811811 I did not have anything in particular that made me emotionally attached or feel some type of way. https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908822481 - GM]]> 2021-11-23 16:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908822481 i learned the difference between a buffalo and a bison https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908829058 2021-11-23 16:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908829058 the government killed a lot of bison to get land from the natives https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908839081 -GAT]]> 2021-11-23 16:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908839081 soprothschild https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908842496 I did not know that the story of thanksgiving has been twisted so much to the point that even things like traditional thanksgiving food is a myth ]]> 2021-11-23 16:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908842496 soprothschild https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908845980 Reading about all these thanksgiving myths and lies upsets me and I think that we should recognize the true story and honor the indigenous people.]]> 2021-11-23 16:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908845980 soprothschild https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908850849 What can we do to recognize indigenous people and all their contributions to this holiday?]]> 2021-11-23 16:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908850849 soprothschild https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908852764 Is there anything we can do to help repopulate the Bison?]]> 2021-11-23 16:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908852764 i was upset that they killed all those bison https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908864647 2021-11-23 16:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908864647 how does bison taste like https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908866795 -GAT]]> 2021-11-23 16:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908866795 talked more about it https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908867756 -GAT]]> 2021-11-23 16:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1908867756 Haley Thayer https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1918228979 What were the environmental effects from the depopulation of the bison? Since they were such a major species in the area and then suddenly disappeared from the ecosystem. ]]> 2021-11-29 15:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1918228979 Haley Thayer https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1918231264 They were so afraid of the natives and their strength they had to resort to destroying their livelihood. ]]> 2021-11-29 15:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jkeller85/iqxz4uewvjbh0a9q/wish/1918231264