Indian Friends: The outdoors: A great place to visit, but ...
ROBERT HUGHES FLORIDA TODAY STAFF SOUTH SWANSEA, Mass. --The idealized scene of Pilgrims sharing a joyful feast with beloved Indian friends at the first Thanksgiving is a popular myth.If truth be known, the first Thanksgiving was actually the settlers' celebration of the Indians' demise.The Pilgrims did invite Indians to a harvest feast in 1621 after they were instrumental in helping them survive their first year in the New World.But when Pilgrims held...
Indian Friends: "Peter Pan' flies today and Friday
Tiger Lily, in yellow and played by Jennifer Ross, leads her Indian friends in a dance during a rehearsal of Peter Pan this week. The routine was in front of the tree house where Peter and the Lost Boys live. The play will be staged today and Friday by Kennedy Middle School students. Peter Pan, sponsored by the school, the Suncoast Family YMCA and DARE/PLUS, will be performed at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. both days in the school's gymnasium. The school is at 1660 Palmetto St. in...
Indian Friends: OLD PIONEER SPIRIT REVISITED>19TH ANNUAL JUBILEE HARVESTFEST MAKES CIVIL WAR HISTORY FUN WITH CORN, CRAFTS AND A `CANDY CANNON'
BRIMFIELD -- Step from your auto, stroll up a grassy hill at Jubilee College State Historic Site and you'll find yourself facing Union soldiers from Cheney's Battery at their Civil War encampment."We're preparing the cannon for battles in Mississippi and Georgia to preserve the nation," said Brian Baird of Rock Falls, who served as a Union Army sergeant.Across from Baird and his battery were horses, a main source of...
Indian Friends: DON'T PREJUDGE FELLOW AMERICANS
Editor: In this time of crisis, we must be sure not to prejudge our East Indian friends, neighbors and business associates.These people are not necessarily Muslims. They are also Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Hindus. They are hard-working Americans with true family values. They are our doctors. They are the owners of our local restaurants, motels, gas stations, mini-marts and retail outlets. Their children are the leaders in our schools, usually in the top 10 percent of their...