Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving ?

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What's the truth about

Introduction

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INTRODUCTION

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Today, Thanksgiving is a feast celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November. On this feast, Americans are thankful for everything they have, and they gather as a family to eat turkey and pies and give each other gifts. Many people think that this celebration comes from a feast organized by the English to thank the Native Americans of the Wampanoag tribe for their warm welcome and for all the knowledge they taught them, such as hunting and fishing. This celebration was also intended to give thanks to God for the good harvest season. This version of Thanksgiving is the best known, yet it is only a myth, it doesn't reflect reality. This is what we will discover through this game.

Mission

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Your mission is to discover the truth about Thanksgiving by exploring its history and myths. During this mission you will meet different characters from different periods of time. At the end you will have to find the mystery code and use it to open the safe in order to validate and complete this mission. You will find the numbers to form this code during your investigation.

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INTRODUCTION

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John Hickenlooper

Chuck Larsen

Captain John Smith

Squanto

Destination 01

CHOOSE YOUR DESTINATION

Destination 02

Destination 04

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TRY AGAIN ?

WRONG ANSWER !

SQUANTO

Hi, I'm Squanto. I was one of the two Native Americans who helped the settlers to survive their first winter in the Plymouth Colony in America.

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QUESTION 01

What Thanksgiving truly means to Native Americans ?

A given thanks

A feast to thank the Native Americans around a turkey

A real genocide, a massacre for the Amerindians

This celebration doesn't have as friendly a history as many believe. Quite the contrary: the origins of Thanksgiving are surrounded by stories of bloodshed, brutality and massacres. The Amerindians suffered from the arrival of the settlers. Indeed, their houses were destroyed, their way of life was completely changed and their community was massacred. Native descendants today remain convinced that this holiday is associated with a terrible massacre of Native Americans, while the vast majority of Americans see this November holiday as a celebration marking the union and friendship between settlers and Natives.

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CONGRATULATIONS

The first number is:

2

CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH

Hi, I'm John Smith and I'm an English navigator who was the captain of the settlers of Jamestown, Virginia. You probably know me best as the main male character in the Disney animated film "Pocahontas".

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QUESTION 02

Why did the Pilgrims organize this feast?

In order to negotiate a treaty that would allocate land to the Pilgrims

To become friends with the Amerindians

To fatten us up (yes, we love to eat)

On the first day of Thanksgiving, the Wampanoag tribe was invited to negotiate a treaty and sell land to settlers.The settlers of Plymouth had a fairly good relationship with the Wampanoag tribe at first, but this friendship deteriorated. The main purpose of this friendship was only to enable the settlers to conquer land. Gradually, the settlers of Plymouth took possession of their land, making the Native American way of life difficult.

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CONGRATULATIONS

The second number is:

7

CHUCK LARSEN

Hey ! I'm Chick Larsen. I'm a teacher, an author and a historian and I belong to Native American tribes, both Anishnabeg and Hodenosione. I also consider myself half Metis and half American.

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QUESTION 03

Why was the myth of Thanksgiving created and learned at school ?

Because reality was less cool

Because no one remembered the real story anymore

To bownd the nation and create a unity, a sense of belonging

The myth of Thanksgiving was created to bownd the nation and create a unity, a sense of belonging.It is also taught at school to students. However, it is not easy for the native descendants. This is difficult for them because they are forgotten in national commemorations. Indeed, most Americans think they are celebrating the union and gathering of Indians and the Pilgrims Fathers, when in reality they are celebrating the massacre of many men, women and children.Moreover, for school teachers which have Amerindian origin such as Chuck Larsen, it's hard for them to teach "traditional" Thanksgiving, because it meant telling their students something they didn't necessarily believe in.

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CONGRATULATIONS

The third number is:

1

JOHN HICKENLOOPER

Hello, I'm Governor John Hickenlooper. I am an American politician, and currently a United States Senator. The building behind me represents me perfectly because it is the Senate of Colorado.

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QUESTION 04

In your opinion, is it important for me to make amends to the Amerindians?

NO, it doesn't concern you

YES, it's important

I DON'T CARE

Making amends is important in order to apologize to the Amerindians for the horrors of the past. Many people have made this gesture, such as Kevin Gover in 2000, Barack Obama in 2010 and more recently John Hickenlooper in 2014. These 3 characters have the same intention: to apologize for atrocities, mistreatments, massacres of native tribes and to commemorate the death of these people. This apology allows the American people to move forward as a united nation.

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RIGHT ANSWER !

CONGRATULATIONS

The fourth number is:

9

Enter the correct password

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Now you know the real story of Thanksgiving and the reality behind the myth.This story is not necessarily very joyful, but today the personalities apologize for it and the American and world population can gradually become aware of the reality of this important part of History.