Thanksgiving Reading Suggestion
Hi, everyone!
On 25th November we celebrate Thanksgiving Day. In the United States, Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday in October. It’s a very important day for American people.
But do you really know what they celebrate?
Well, Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. In 1607 the English established a colony at Jamestown, Virginia. But the harsh winters were more difficult than the settlers had planned and they soon found that their supplies were becoming dangerously low.
Thanksgiving is a holiday to express thankfulness, gratitude, and appreciation to God, family and friends because the English settlers could finally be successful with their harvest!
One day, during 1608, Captain John Smith and some of his men were captured by Native Americans while they were out searching for food. Captain Smith's men were all killed and he was taken to Chief Powhatan. The mighty Indian Chief ordered that Smith be killed. At the last moment, the Chief's daughter, 13 year old Pocahontas, pleaded with her father and saved Captain Smith's life.
A few years later, Pocahontas would once again save the lives of many in Jamestown by warning the settlers of an Indian attack. She made friends with the settlers and was soon trusted by them.
And what does Thanksgiving have to do with the story of Pocahontas?
The story of Pocahontas and John Smith happened at this important historical time.
So our reading suggestion for this month is
Pocahontas by Joseph Bruchac
When Captain John Smith and his men arrive in Powhatan to settle the colony of Virginia, they are regarded by the inhabitants with fascination and fear. Pocahontas, daughter of the Powhatan chief, longs for an understanding between her tribe and the settlers. Only 11, this young girl acts with wisdom and compassion, and plays a fateful role in the destinies of two peoples.
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