Unit 2: No Thanks; No Giving (1ère G_gr2)

Unit 2: No Thanks, No Giving

Does the current celebration of Thanksgiving reflect the historical reality?

Axes: Territory and Memory – Diversity and Inclusion

No Thanks Given

The document under study is a video about what really happened about the encounter between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims in the 17^th century. It was published in the Huffing Post in 2017. We can hear an old Native American man, he is the organizer of the National Day of Mourning. It is the opposite of Thanksgiving. In fact, Native Americans believe that their lands were stolen by the European colonists, and at the same time their people were slaughtered.

(We will continue the study of the video on Thursday. Be ready!)

Homework: Learn the lesson.