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Some information about her workshops is 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.
10 comments:
wondering about the Transgall Saga by Gary Paulsen. It was interesting until I got to the natives in this other world. What are your thoughts?
I have a student who read a Jodi Picoult book called "Picture Perfect" and she's wondering about the legitimacy of the information. There is an anthropologist who ends up on a reservation in South Dakota where she stays until she finds herself to an extent. Just wondering if you are familiar with this and if there is accuracy in the text. I have not read it but thought I would see if you had. Thank you!
I just watched the trailer for a 2017 movie called, "Te Ata." This is the description on Amazon: "Based on the inspiring, true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a woman who traversed cultural barriers to become one of the greatest Native American performers of all time." Have you seen it? Are there any good books about her?
Hello! Have you read James Bird's THE BRAVE? I really liked it, but hesitate to recommend it to my library patrons if it isn't "authentic." Is it?
Do you recommend "Thunder Cave", by Roland Smith? Also, have you published guidelines to help us choose books about Native Americans?
Recently came across this title in my library and was curious if you have reviewed it: Mayflower: the Ship that Started a Nation by Rebecca Siegel
I was surprised, and not surprised, to see a book like this published in 2020. It seems to glorify colonialism and dismiss the native experience by claiming that the author's husband is a descendent of the mayflower thus justifying centering that perspective.
Thanks for all your work bringing awareness and pushing for better representation in children's books.
Tina, Librarian
Hello, I am a big fan of your website and refer to it often as I work in my K-5 school library. I was wondering if you had ever read or reviewed (could not find it here in a search) the book "Tree in the Trail" by Holling Clancy Holling (Houghton Mifflin 1942/1970). Thanks in advance. Doug Sacks
Here you go, Doug: https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2023/09/debbie-have-you-seen-tree-in-trail-or.html
Hello - and thanks for the response and link, even if about Holling's other book, the extension to other titles is clear and noted. Please forgive my delayed response and thanks, but the school year was off to a very busy start. Kind regards, Doug Sacks
Hi there, I am helping run a volunteer library, and your website has been a valuable resource for our children's literature. I want to thank you for the time you spend in reading and reviewing all of these books.
We recently received a donation of a book called 'The Moon of Falling Leaves: The Great Buffalo Hunt' by Cary B. Ziter. I cannot find a thing on the internet about the author or the origin of this book, beyond a synopsis and list of other books by the author. I was wondering if you'd seen this book and what you thought of it. Thank you.
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