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A Celebration of Heritage: Native Americans

The True History of Thanksgiving
2020-11-21 14:00:00 2020-11-21 14:15:00 America/New_York A Celebration of Heritage: Native Americans Celebrate Native American history with us... Virtual -

Saturday, November 21
2:00pm - 2:15pm

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Celebrate Native American history with us...

November is Native American History Month; Watch a different episode each Saturday on Facebook or Instagram.

Myth or Fact? Learn some of the history around the Thanksgiving holiday. Recommended for ages 9+

Presented by Youth Services

AGE GROUP: | Ages 19+ | Ages 16-18 |

EVENT TYPE: | Family | Education |

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