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"There's a widespread assumption that Indians have disappeared," says historian David J. Silverman.
“外界普遍以為印第安人已經(jīng)消失了，”歷史學(xué)家大衛(wèi)·西爾弗曼說。
"That's why non–Native Americans feel comfortable dressing up their kids in costumes."
“所以非土著美國人才會(huì)放心地把他們的孩子打扮成那樣。”
Many classrooms are beginning to change.
好在許多課堂都已開始改變這一現(xiàn)狀。
Educators and parents are trading ideas and resources on social media.
不少教育工作者和家長開始在社交媒體上共享他們的想法和資源。
The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fast- Horse, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in the Sicangu Lakota Nation,
西康古拉科塔族玫瑰花蕾蘇族部落成員拉里薩·法斯特-霍斯創(chuàng)作的《感恩節(jié)》
has become one of the most produced plays in the U.S.
已經(jīng)成為美國最受歡迎的劇作之一。
A young readers' edition of Roxanne Dunbar- Ortiz's An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States was released in July.
今年7月，羅克珊·鄧巴-奧爾蒂斯的《美國土著人民歷史》青少年版也已付印出版。
And on a recent Saturday morning in Washington, D.C.,
不久前的一個(gè)周六上午，
about two dozen teachers went to the National Museum of the American Indian to learn a better way to teach the Thanksgiving story.
二十多名華盛頓特區(qū)的教師前往美國印第安人國家博物館，學(xué)習(xí)如何更好地講述感恩節(jié)的故事。
But first they had to do some studying of their own— including a true-false quiz.
然而，在那之前，他們自己也要做一些有關(guān)感恩節(jié)的研究——包括完成一套正誤判斷測試題。
Did the people many of us know as Pilgrims call themselves Separatists?
我們稱之為“朝圣者”的那些人會(huì)自稱“分離派”嗎？
Did the famous meal last three days?
那場著名的宴席真的持續(xù)了三天時(shí)間嗎？
True and true, they shouted loudly in unison.
正確，正確，老師們齊聲回答道。
But other statements drew long pauses or the soft murmurs of people nervous about saying the wrong thing in front of a group.
然而，其他問題卻引起了老師們的長時(shí)間沉默，有時(shí)，部分老師因?yàn)楹ε庐?dāng)著大家的面回答錯(cuò)誤開始了竊竊私語。
Renée Gokey, the museum's teacher- services coordinator and a member of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, waited patiently for them to respond.
博物館負(fù)責(zé)與老師們對(duì)接的協(xié)調(diào)員、俄克拉荷馬州東部肖尼部落的成員蕾妮·高基耐心地等待著老師們的回應(yīng)。
When Gokey explained that early Thanksgivings celebrated the burning of a Pequot village in 1637
當(dāng)高基解釋說，早期的感恩節(jié)慶祝的是1637年（英國殖民者）火燒佩科特村，
and the killing of Wampanoag leader Massasoit's son, attendees gasped audibly.
及殺害萬帕諾亞格族老族長馬薩索伊特兒子一事時(shí)，在場的人都倒吸了一口涼氣。
"I look back now and realize I was teaching a lot of misconceptions," Tonia Parker,
“現(xiàn)在回想起來，我意識(shí)到，我教學(xué)生的很多觀念都是錯(cuò)誤的，”
a second-grade teacher at Island Creek Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., told TIME.
弗吉尼亞州亞歷山大島克里克小學(xué)二年級(jí)的老師托尼婭·帕克對(duì)《時(shí)代》周刊說道。
Teachers like the ones at the workshop know that change is coming,
一些老師，比如參加這次學(xué)習(xí)的老師已經(jīng)知道變化即將到來，
and state social-studies standards increasingly prompt students to look at history from multiple perspectives.
國家的社會(huì)研究標(biāo)準(zhǔn)也越來越鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生多角度看待歷史。
Plus, teaching a better lesson about gratitude is something anyone can get behind.
此外，用更好的方式教大家感恩是我們?nèi)巳硕寄苤С值囊豁?xiàng)事業(yè)。
At the workshop in Washington, after learning something new, participants learned to say Wado.
在華盛頓的那次學(xué)習(xí)會(huì)上，參與者們不僅重新認(rèn)識(shí)了感恩節(jié)，還學(xué)會(huì)了說“Wado”。
That's Cherokee for "Thank you."
這是切羅基族語里的“謝謝”。
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