#keepunumuk

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These are not my images; these are from the National Indian Education Association. It's important to recognize the colonization that happened and promote indigenous voices.

I've actually read Braiding Sweetgrass and highly recommend it. It really helped me identify so much that I take for granted and feel grateful for it. And it turns out feeling grateful and appreciating the world around you is better than living in the pessimistic news cycle or your own thoughts or whatever else. I highly recommend reading it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn the story of Weeâchumun (corn) and the first Thanksgiving.

A beautiful new classic perfect for fall. Written and illustrated by four Indigenous creators, this picture book for 3-7-year-olds is about the first Thanksgiving from a Native American perspective—reshaping the story and perhaps questioning how the United States sees itself.

The Thanksgiving story that most Americans know celebrates the Pilgrims. But without members of the Wampanoag tribe who already lived on the land, the Pilgrims would never have made it through their first winter. And without Weeâchumun (corn), the Native people wouldn't have helped.

Written by Danielle Greendeer (Mashpee Wampanoag), Anthony Perry (Chickasaw), Alexis Bunten (Unangan/Yup’ik) and beautifully illustrated by Garry Meeches Sr (Anishinaabe),  Keepunumuk is an important picture book honoring both the history and tradition that surrounds the story of the first Thanksgiving.

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What's Here Wednesday: Hidden History: Hidden Holidays

There are many fascinating diverse holidays out there to celebrate- some were traditionally not so widely known! Celebrations such as Juneteenth and Pride Month have only been in the mainstream in more recent years. Familiar holidays have a lot of deeper cultural background to explore, as well. Memorial Day has an overlooked place in Black history. In the TMC, you can find out about these holidays and more from some great books. Explore Thanksgiving from a Native American perspective, or Christmas with a Hispanic style.

Books pictured include:

Opal Lee and What it Means to be Free by Alice Faye Duncan

Keepunumuk by Alexis C. Bunten, Anthony Perry, and Danielle Greendeer

A day for Rememberin' by Leah Henderson

The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor

'Twas Nochebuena by Roseanne Thong

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so me and the school librarian picked out a library book, a picture book, about the first thanksgiving from the perspective of the native people. my class teacher (a white guy from Alaska) asked me to get a picture book about thanksgiving and I decided this was a good pick since I read it to my student last year and it was really nice. but boy is he sweating trying to figure out how to teach a story about native-settler relations to 9 nonverbal preteens. he stutters so bad over every non-english word and often skips them or subs them in for the English word which like, sure these kids are early readers, but I can see the liberalism leaving his body every time he encounters "Weeachumun" in a sentence. it ain't that hard Matt. you could also take 10 minutes to read the book aloud to yourself at home so you don't sound soo nervous in front of the class. in hindsight I should have offered to read it maybe. we only read 3-4 pages a day to stretch the book out to break but. I picked out a book by the guy who did captain underpants to read on the last day before break so he stops shaking like a Chihuahua at the front of the class

anyways the book is "Keepunumuk: Weeachumun's thanksgiving story" and it's written and illustrated by various native Mashpee Wampanoag artists I recommend it!!

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I've been so excited for this book, and now it's here, just in time for Thanksgiving! At last, a story of Thanksgiving written by a member of the Wampanoag people, telling real history in a way that is accessible to little ones. This book tells the often-fictionalized tale from a Native perspective, creating the character of Weeâchumun (corn) to tell the story, along with Nokomis (grandmother), who unfolds the events to her grandchildren. It shows the generosity and caring of the Wampanoag people, and the mixed feelings of welcoming and wariness they felt for the people who needed help, but did not listen to the land. It tells the accurate account of the "first Thanksgiving," where settlers prepared a feast and fired muskets into the air, which alerted the Wampanoag (they didn't invite them to the feast). It notes how for settlers, the day is called Thanksgiving, but for many native people, it is a day of mourning. Yet this book is not somber, but thoughtful, a prelude to learning more (the back matter is particularly helpful). I strongly recommend this to all teachers, parents, and anyone wanting to show kids a "true" Thanksgiving story. #socialstudies #keepunumuk #thanksgiving #kindergarten #wampanoag #firstnationspeople #firstpeople #nativeamericans #americanindian #thanksgiving2022 #americanindianheritagemonth #nativeamerican #nativeamericanheritagemonth #teachinghardhistory #teacherlibrarian #teachthetruth #teachtruth #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #librariansfollowlibrarians #librariansofinstagram #schoollibrarian #librarian #historyforkids #history #childrensbooks #ownvoices https://www.instagram.com/p/CkrjQryMd-q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image ID: Two bubble graphs on a background of a night sky. Both images have a lavender central bubble that reads "I like to read..."

Part 1.

Graphic novels: Oak flat, Moonshot 1 & 2 & 3, Borders by King and Donovan, This Place: 150 years retold, RED: A Haida Manga by Nicoll, 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance

Mystery: Winter Courts, Firekeepers Daughter

Memoir: Carry by Jensen, A History of My Brief Body, Darrel J. McLeod, Poet Warrior, Heart Berries

Short Stories: Night of the Living Rez, Dawnland Voices

Horror: The Only Good Indians, Empire of Wild, Erika Wurth, Taaqtumi, Moon of Crusted Snow, Anoka by Shane Hawk

Young Adult: Elatsoe, Surviving the City, Pemmican Wars: A Girl Called Echo, A Snake Falls to Earth, Ancestor Approved, Notable Native People

Essays: White Magic, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Shapes of Native Non-Fiction, A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

Cookboks: The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen, New Native Kitchen, Native Harvests, Mabu Mabu

Sff/Fantasy: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, Love after the End, Terra Nullius, Future Home of the Living God, Moon of the Crusted Snow, The Marrow Thieves

Part 2.

Fiction: Ceremony, There; There, Crooked Hallelujah, Louise Erdrich, The Seed Keeper, The Removed, Noopiming, Split Tooth, Two Old Women, Two Feathers Fell from the Sky, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Windigo Moon

Nonfiction: Anton Trever, Red Nation Rising, Gichigami Hearts, Northern Lights by Ali, Genocide of the Mind, Reclaiming Two-Spirits, As We Have Always Done, Our History is the Future, Decolonizing Trauma Work, An Indigenous Peoples History of the US

Poetry: Jay Harjo, Tommy Pico, Natalie Diaz, Jake Skeets, Arielle Twist, Jaye Simpson, Heid E. Erdrich, Layli Long Soldier, Joshua Whitehead, Rosanna Deerchild, When the Light of the World Was Subdued

Children's Picture Books: Johnny's Pheasant, A Kunwinjku Counting Book, We are still here by Sorell, Keepunumuk, We are Water Protectors, Ispik Kaki Peyakayak, Sweetest Kulu, We All Play, Little You, Fry Bread, The Whale Child, The First Blade of Sweetgrass, I Sang You Down From the Stars

Can someone image Description this for me? I have a migraine but a friend suggested I post this.

-fae

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Review: Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

Review: Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story

If you are looking for a Thanksgiving story to share with your children, I recommend Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry and Alexis Bunteen, illustrated by Garry Meeches Sr. This is the story of Thanksgiving from the First Peoples perspective. The Meal That Changed Lives Keepunumuk is the thanksgiving story told by a grandmother to her grandchildren…