After the Mayflower

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Myth and Truth: The "First Thanksgiving" Grades 6-8
Did the Wampanoag bring the pilgrims popcorn on the first Thanksgiving, as some versions of the story would suggest? Or is that just a myth?

Behind every myth are many possible truths allowing us to discover who we were as peoples and who we are today. By exploring myths surrounding the Wampanoag, the pilgrims, and the "first Thanksgiving," this lesson asks students to think critically about commonly believed myths regarding the Wampanoag Indians in colonial America.

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Native Americans Today
Discovery Education streaming Video*

A 27 minute video divided into 7 shorter segments from Discovery Education for Grades 6-8

What does it mean to be a native American living in the twenty-first century? Reviewing the history of native American and European conflict in North America--especially the battle over reservation land at the end of the nineteenth century--the program highlights the cultures, homes, and jobs of native americans living across the United States and Canada. Representatives from Cherokee, Ojibwa, and Navajo tribes share their experiences living in both the native American and the "white" world and note the guilt and shame many native americans felt regarding their heritage. Today, native American children learn native languages and traditional rituals in order to take pride in their history.

Arizona Academic Standard Connection See connection 8

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Conflicts Between Colonists and Native Americans
Discovery Education streaming Video*

A four minute video segment for Grades 6-8

Conflicts between colonists and Native Americans erupted as the settlers spread out and took land by force.

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Arizona State Academic Standards Connection

Grade 5   • Social Studies Strand 1 – American History   - Concept 3: Exploration and Colonization   o PO 1 - Recognize that Native American tribes resided throughout North America before the period of European exploration and colonization. o PO 7 - Describe interactions (e.g., agricultural and cultural exchanges, alliances, conflicts) between Native Americans and European settlers.

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