RKPJAM_Jamestown

doubloons and silver pieces of eight. Mimi wore a
real-life “piece of eight” around her neck and had
showed them how, back then, people snipped little
pie-shaped wedges from the coins to pay for goods
they bought.
Before they could explore the museum any
further, two kids rushed up behind them and surprised
them by tapping them on the shoulders. Grant and
Christina spun around.
“Are you Grant?” asked a red-headed, frecklefaced
boy. “I’m Alex!” He and Grant shook hands.
“I’ll bet you’re Christina?” a girl with long,
blond hair asked. “I am Courtney.”
“You don’t look like an Indian,” blurted Grant.
“Grant!” Christina cried. “Don’t be so rude!”
Courtney laughed. “It’s ok, Christina. Lots of
people think that just because you have ancestors
who were Native Americans, you will be dark-skinned
and have dark hair in braids. As you can see,
however, that’s just not true.”
“When the colonists first came to
Jamestown, they even thought the Indians dyed
their skin,” Alex shared. “They thought you could
rub the stuff off.”
“That’s silly!” said Grant with a giggle.
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