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Not all Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. Like Columbus Day, it’s a holiday with troubled historical roots. From the Smithsonian, see The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, for all its past, in the here and now the holiday has come to be a time to celebrate family, togetherness, and appreciation of what we’re lucky enough to have – all indisputably good things and traditions we’d be poorer without. But that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t know both sides of the Thanksgiving story.<\/p>\n

From Learning for Justice, see Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way<\/a> for resources and recommendations for Native American historical perspectives.<\/p>\n

For more resources, also see Native Americans<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n<\/span><\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		How Carrots Won the Trojan War<\/em> (Storey Publishing, 2011), a catchy science and history of garden vegetables, is packed with stories and information adaptable for a wide range of educational and just plain interesting purposes. For Thanksgiving, check out the corn and pumpkin chapters. Find out what corn has to do with vampires and why pumpkins occasionally explode.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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