tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post4887577583201008693..comments2024-03-17T16:24:40.322-05:00Comments on American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): SLJ's "Diversity" Booklist in May issue includes flawed book about Native peopleDebbie Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-67856667172571439412014-05-01T15:34:46.221-05:002014-05-01T15:34:46.221-05:00Heather--that film was much-discussed in Native ci...Heather--that film was much-discussed in Native circles a few weeks ago when a song from it was in the running for an Academy Award. Because of shenanigans, the song was pulled, but yes, the story itself is over the top in its depictions. <br /><br />I understand it is a YA novel but I haven't ordered it. Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-17009807740263727962014-05-01T15:21:21.660-05:002014-05-01T15:21:21.660-05:00Sorry to bring up something off-topic and unpleasa...Sorry to bring up something off-topic and unpleasant, but are you aware of "Alone Yet Not Alone," a new movie based on a captivity narrative? It seems to have been made some extreme Christian fundamentalists (connected with a semi-cultish organization called Vision Forum that recently imploded due to a scandal) but it's received more media attention than you'd expect for such things. I had a look and it appears very bad with the "savages" stereotyping. They just issued a new edition of the book it's based on in time for the movie release, and it's getting good reviews; it might be good to get a few people over to the Amazon page to question it. I'm thinking of writing a few comments myself but can't do so from that much of a knowledge base unfortunately.Heather Munnnoreply@blogger.com