Established in 2006 by Dr. Debbie Reese of Nambé Pueblo, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical analysis of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. Dr. Jean Mendoza joined AICL as a co-editor in 2016. (Site redesign on January 8, 2025)
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Following up: John Smelcer
A colleague, Perry Nodelman, author of The Pleasures of Children's Literature (a textbook I use), has blogged about John Smelcer here.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Indigenous Languages on Indigenous Peoples Day
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. If you're interested in bringing a Native language into your classroom, library, home, or office, order a wall clock from the Indigenous Language Institute. Yesterday I posted a photo of my wall clock, with Tewa words in the place of numbers.
The Institute has clocks available in the languages listed below, but will work with you to get one in your language:
The Institute has clocks available in the languages listed below, but will work with you to get one in your language:
- Anishnabemowin
- Anishinaabemowin—Michigan
- Chickasaw
- Chinuk-Wawa
- Chemehuevi
- Comanche
- Diné
- Hopi
- Kanien’kéha
- Keres
- Kiowa
- Lakota
- Luiseño
- Lushootseed
- Maliseet
- Māori
- Mi'kmak
- Mikasuki/Seminole Tribe of FL
- Nimipu Nez Perce
- Nomlaki
- Okanagan
- Oneida
- Passamaquoddy
- Penobscot
- Potawatomi
- Sauk
- Seneca
- Tewa
- (Northern) Tewa
- (Northern) Tiwa
- Tolowa
- Umoⁿhoⁿ
- Ute Mountain Ute
- Yup’ik
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