In celebration of Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month, join Perry Ground (Onandaga, Turtle Clan) for this lively, content-based presentation which will give an overview of the history of this very 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 and the Wampanoag, the Native people who inhabited that area. 

This program includes a discussion of the actual events of 1621 in Plymouth, the relationship between the English settlers and the Wampanoag and how this story became the holiday we know today.  The concept of thanksgiving held by many Native Americans will be emphasized throughout.  This program is family-friendly!

Perry Ground is a Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy.  Perry has been a storyteller and educator for over 30 years and enjoys working with people of all ages to teach about the history & culture of Native Peoples. He has performed at countless museums, parks, festivals, etc. in addition to working at several museums and serving as the Fredrick H. Minett Professor at RIT.