The Althea Center at St.Monica’s invited kids to further explore Native American history month and it’s influence on the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday and its contributions to our lives and culture.
Again Dr. E.J. Zoomed into The Althea Center to lead the origami lesson. Students learned about this first reported friendly encounter and how the first White settlers’ lives were saved by these first inhabitants. They also learned of how Native American land and lives were later lost to violate wars against them. The kids were intrigued by Native American inventions and hair styles, such as the popular Mohawk. Connections were also made to the African American culture through intermingling and marriage. They will be asking ‘do we have any Native American relatives?’ Their take-home printout, to read with parents and guardians, is about similar feasts around the world. Again, the adult seniors also enjoyed a similar session earlier in the day.
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