Minnesauke Celebrates Thanksgiving During School Pow-Wow

Native American headdresses and Pilgrim hats were out in full force as the first-grade students at Minnesauke Elementary School in the Three Village Central School District participated in a Pow-Wow as a culminating activity for their Thanksgiving unit of study.

In their classes the students constructed both a Native American or Pilgrim hat and coordinating vests with Native American stories on them. Joining together in the school’s cafeteria, the students proudly displayed their creations and recited a Thanksgiving-themed poem or song. With ‘feather pens’ in hand, the students then signed a peace treaty symbolizing their commitment to be lifelong friends and feasted on tasty cornbread and fresh butter that they had hand-churned earlier in the week.
 

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