- Two are alphabet books.
- Seven are television shows or movies.
- Two show a non-Native kid playing Indian.
- Seven show warbonnets.
- Six show headbands.
- The only female is... wait for it... a princess! I wonder if she's a Cherokee princess?!
- If you have them, please check... Do the little Eskimo or the little Indian have personal names?
I have Golden Legacy by Leonard Marcus. I don't think he mentions any of these in his book.
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1948, Up in the Attic: A Story A B C, by Hilda K. Williams, illustrated by Corinne Malvern
1949, My Little Golden Dictionary, illustrated by Richard Scarry
1951, Bugs Bunny and the Indians, by Annie North Bedford
1952, Howdy Doody and the Princess, by Edward Kean
1952, Indian Indian, by Charlotte Zolotow
1952, The Little Eskimo, by Kathryn Jackson
1952, Peter Pan and the Indians, by Annie Bedford
1953, Hiawatha, Walt Disney Studios
1954, Little Indian, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Richard Scarry
1956, Buffalo Bill, Jr., by Gladys Wyatt, illustrated by Hamilton Green
1956, Roy Rogers and the Indian Sign, by Gladys Wyatt, illustrated by Mel Crawford
1957, Lone Ranger and Tonto, by Charles Verral
1957, Brave Eagle, by Charles Verral
1957, Broken Arrow, by Charles Verral, illustrated by Mel Crawford
1958, Cowboys and Indians, by Willis Lindquist, illustrated by Richard Scarry
1959, Tonka, by Elizabeth Beecher
1961, I'm An Indian Today, by Katheryn Hitte, illustrated by William Dugan
1974, Little Crow, by Caroline McDermott














3 comments:
Interesting collection of cultural relics. I think every single ethnic group was subjected to this nonsense during this period.
I agree with Anonymous. With our eyes and minds of today those books vlrstly show stereotypes. But in those times, it was not viewed / considered this way. Nobody asked themselves if they were stereotyping American Indians or not. Nobody asked if bokks by Countess of Segur were showing stereotypes against little girls. At the time, it was not the case. Your pictures are beautiful and remind me of my childhood. Thank you very much.
Ruth,
Please read through AICL. Books like that continue to be published. See, for example, the Alvin Ho book I analyzed here:
http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2011/06/alvin-ho-allergic-to-birthday-parties.html
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