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Show W E S H A L L R E M A I N : U TA H I N D I A N C U R R I C U L U M G U I D E 93 TEACHER BACKGROUND One paragraph in a letter by Edward Winslow inspired the holiday of Thanksgiving. Winslow recounted the events immediately following the Plymouth colony's harvest in the fall of 1621. There is no reason to doubt the accuracy of his description of a harvest celebration, in which the Pilgrims were joined by Wampanoag Indians. However, the mythology that has grown around this event is inaccurate and confusing to students. Students learn about friendship and cooperation between Indians and Pilgrims, but in the next chapter of their textbook this relationship is one of violence and mistrust. A clearer understanding of the political situation before and after the harvest of 1621 can help them to understand the full narrative of events. The full story of Thanksgiving can also give students in Utah perspective. How does Utah's story of settlers seeking religious freedom also turn to violence within one generation? Rethinking thanksgi ving : the reality of Indian-english relations in colonial new england Objecti ve The student will be able to comprehend the differences between the story of Thanksgiving and the reality of the political tensions in early seventeenth-century New England and compare that situation to the settlement of Utah. Student Materials Edward Winslow Describes the First Thanksgiving State of Affairs at the First Thanksgiving Time Frame - Versatile Two thirty-minute periods One class period with homework Teacher Materials At a Glance: Indian Relations in Early New England We Shall Remain: The Paiute (chapter 2, 4:15-5:15) We Shall Remain: The Ute (chapter 2, 3:25-8:19) We Shall Remain: The Navajo (chapter 2, 3:25-5:27) We Shall Remain: The Goshute (chapter 2, 8:55-17:00) We Shall Remain: The Shoshone (chapter 2, 3:23-14:35) AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY PROCEDURE Allow students to brainstorm on the question "What do Thanksgiving and Pioneer Day have in common?" Make a classroom list of results. (These may be recorded individually on a KWL sheet.) |