{"product_id":"keepunumuk-weeachumuns-thanksgiving-story","title":"Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn the story of Wee?chumun (corn) and the first Thanksgiving. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten and illustrated by four Indigenous creators, this picture book for 3-7-year-olds is about the first Thanksgiving from a Native American perspective--reshaping the story and perhaps questioning how the United States sees itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Thanksgiving story that most Americans know celebrates the Pilgrims. But without members of the Wampanoag tribe who already lived on the land, the Pilgrims would never have made it through their first winter. And without Wee?chumun (corn), the Native people wouldn't have helped. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by Danielle Greendeer (Mashpee Wampanoag), Anthony Perry (Chickasaw), Alexis Bunten (Unangan\/Yup'ik) and beautifully illustrated by Garry Meeches Sr. (Anishinaabe), \u003ci\u003eKeepunumuk\u003c\/i\u003e is an important picture book honoring both the history and tradition that surrounds the story of the first Thanksgiving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eDanielle Greendeer is a citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Nation and works in the areas of tribal governance, cultural perpetuation, and food sovereignty. She lives in Mashpee. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnthony Perry is a Chickasaw citizen and author of \u003ci\u003eChula the Fox\u003c\/i\u003e, an award-winning middle-grade historical-fiction book. He lives in London. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAlexis Bunten, Yu'pik and Unangan, authored the award-winning nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eSo How Long Have You Been Native? Life as an Alaska Native Tour Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Monterey. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGarry Meeches Sr. (Anishinaabe) was born on the Long Plains reserve in southern Manitoba, Canada. His style is reminiscent of the plains style of art and evokes the Eastern Woodlands tradition. He lives in Connecticut, and this is his first picture book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575655207186,"sku":"9781623542900","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e42a3162-880b-4ad6-ae1c-6e184cf9e9cb.jpg?v=1731986155","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/keepunumuk-weeachumuns-thanksgiving-story","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}