This week on Secular Homeschool Revolution, Ashley gets real about decolonizing Thanksgiving. We unpack why the traditional Pilgrim narrative is harmful, how kids can handle the truth in an age appropriate way, and why BIPOC gatherings are about community, chosen family, and togetherness, not celebrating colonizers.
Learn why “Indian headdress” crafts should be retired and discover better, culturally respectful alternatives for preschoolers, middle graders, and teens. Plus, get developmentally appropriate book recommendations and guidance for raising kids who understand power, colonization, and history with intention.
Resources Mentioned:
Preschool: We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
Middle Grades: If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving by Chris Newell
Middle/High School: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza & Debbie Reese
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Stay revolutionary, raise truth-telling kids, and celebrate community ... not Pilgrims.
