Wondering if there were any videos on-line of Cynthia Leitich Smith, I did a bit of web searching and found one! In 2002, she was speaking at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC. Cynthia has three wonderful books: Jingle Dancer is a picture book, Indian Shoes is easy-reader short stories, and Rain is Not My Indian Name is a YA story. Cynthia reads from RAIN in the video. To view it, click here.
She was there this past year (2007), too. This time, she read from her new book, Tantalize, which is a work of fantasy, about vampires, set in a restaurant. To view this clip, click here.
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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.
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i filmed the Sherman Alexie clip you posted below. Cynthia Leitich Smith was on the same YA panel. i will try to collate her reading and comments and post them as well.
tony gallucci
Nice work, Tony Gallucci! And thanks, Deb, for tracking these things down.
I also thank both of you (Deb and Tony Gallucci)... the videos have helped me "sell" the books to a couple of readers.
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