![]() Many of their instruments included drums and rattles. Most Native American tribes used music for communication, storytelling, and just for fun. This Wampum belt craft captures some of the beadwork that many Native people added to their belts. The tribes most noted for using this currency were the Iroquois Confederacy- which included the Mohawk, Onondaga, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, and Tuscarora peoples. Some Native American tribes used Wampum (a type of shell) as currency and for other things. This weaving craft offers a hands-on crafting look into the art of weaving. Most Native American tribes were skilled in the art of weaving. Try these Native American crafts that celebrate Native culture in a respectful, and accurate way. The Thanksgiving in 1621 was a celebration of the Pilgrims for making it through that first year alive and a celebration of the Wampanoag people for being able to defend themselves from attack.Ĭulturally Appropriate Native American Thanksgiving Crafts So they made an agreement with the Pilgrims to give them food and show them how to farm in America (who were starving at the time) in exchange for guns to fight off the people attacking them. The first Thanksgiving between Native Americans and Puritans in 1621 was a strategic and temporary bond of coincidental necessity.īecause so many of the Wampanoag people had died of illness, they were unable to defend themselves against a warring tribe, the Narragansett. While the Puritans also had Thanksgiving periods, at the time, they were more likely to be fasting periods rather than periods of feasting. The Wampanoag tribe had many feasts similar to Thanksgiving throughout the year with games, food, and fun. It was the Native American people who created the idea of Thanksgiving in America. In fact, about 90% of Native people died from illness outside of any war between white and native people. Loewen, Plagues & Pilgrims: The Truth about the First Thanksgivingĭuring the colonization period of America, because there were no vaccines or antibiotics at the time, when the European people visited, they often brought diseases with them that the Native American people were weak against. “The antidote to feel-good history is not feel-bad history, but honest and inclusive history.” -James W. Native American culture was influenced by what region the people lived in, the weather, what foods could grow there, and the personalities and culture of specific societies. Their culture was diverse as any other continent’s. Thanksgiving Facts About Native Americans for Kidsĭiscuss these history facts when doing your Native American Thanksgiving crafts! While there are a lot of “Native American” crafts that aren’t really historical or accurate, the Native American Thanksgiving crafts for kids on this list will help children learn about the real people that once lived all across America. That’s why today many schools are trying to recover some of the lost history and culture of Native Americans. North America, Central America, and Canada are all home to Native American tribes that were systemically oppressed or wiped out by colonists. ![]() These Native American Thanksgiving crafts for kids will help children explore the history and culture of the people who were here long before the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth Rock. Native American Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids
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