When teaching kids ages 3 to 7 about Thanksgiving, focus on the Wampanoag people's foods and traditions, children's author Traci Sorell says.
She wrote the children's book"Being a children’s book author — and a Native American woman — who writes about gratitude, this is a busy time of year for her going out to schools to talk with groups of children“Certainly people are thinking about abundance, sharing meals with family, celebrating time together and being grateful for those things. And I think that comes through in many people's thoughts around the holiday.
“What is less positive is that a myth created in the 1800s during the time of the Civil War with wanting to unite the country — which is in battle — is still being shared with young children today.
“And stories are what connect us. So as an author, I am always focused on: How do we choose connection, in addition to facts and visibility, to help our kids become informed community members? Especially when we have books for young people that do share the reality with them, and children are able to take that in and understand that.”“I would certainly put an emphasis on what Wampanoag people use as the stories.
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