VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON: Re-Thinking Thanksgiving: A Native American Perspective on an American Holiday

Perry Ground, Onandaga Turtle Clan, traditional storyteller and cultural educator, will present this lively presentation of the history of this misunderstood holiday. Based on the only primary source document that chronicles the “First Thanksgiving” and using a quiz-style format (the audience will take the“quiz” prior to the presentation), participants will learn accurate and culturally appropriate information about the English settlers at Plymouth andthe Wampanoag, the Native people who inhabited that area. The presentation will discuss the actual events of 1621 in Plymouth and the relationship between the English settlers and the Wampanoag. This is a Zoom presentation that will be shown in the library or can be viewed at home. In-person viewing: No registration required.  For additional inquiries, please call the library at 631-567-5079 or visit our website.