So Noah came home from school back in November with this hat:
My first reaction was like this: "Uhhhh . . . Noah? Who is 'White Thunder'?"
It sounded a little bit . . . racist? And an odd name for a Native American. Whose land was plundered. And who was forced to assimilate or "else."
His response was simple: "MEEEE! I am White THUNDERRR!"
My response: "But of course."
Anytime I asked him if Ms. Betty helped him choose the name, he would say, "NO! I am White Thunder!"
My guess is the pillaging and forced assimilation didn't make it into the pre-K curriculum.
But I'm still scratching my head months later. Where does he get this stuff?


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