Thanksgiving Resources

Thanksgiving Resources

This document introduces the idea of discussing Thanksgiving with students in a culturally appropriate way, provides articles for background reading, and shares lesson resources and ideas for implementation.

Additional Resources

The following resources are all linked in the above document with more context about each of them, but they can also be accessed individually below.

• American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving - Introduction to NMAI Resources

• American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving - Environment

  • NPR Story: Drought Threatens Navajo's Crops, Culture (5 minutes, 14 seconds)

  • NPR Story: Tale of Two Alaskan Villages (7 minutes, 2 seconds)

• American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving - Community

  • NPR Story: A Navajo Student Feels the Tug of Home (7 minutes, 45 seconds)

• American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving - Encounters

  • NPR Story: Apology to American Indians Moves Forward (5 minutes, 29 seconds)

• American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving - Sharing Year Round

• Article - Should We Celebrate Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims?

• Article - Thanksgiving: A Native American View

• Article - Thanksgiving Stories