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Sunday, January 27, 2008

John Smelcer's THE TRAP

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5:29 in the morning in Illinois. Still dark out. I made some coffee and started reading John Smelcer's The Trap . I'm on page 25, ...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Reviewing Children's Books for Major Journals

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I am often asked why I don't review for the major children's lit review journals ( Horn Book , School Library Journal , etc.). Back ...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

AILA's "American Indian Youth Literature Awards"

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As noted last week, the American Indian Library Association (AILA) announced recipients of its American Indian Youth Literature Award. Clic...
Sunday, January 20, 2008

Tim Tingle's WHEN TURTLE GREW FEATHERS

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A new book from Tim Tingle...  But first, a few words about his Crossing Bok Chitto . Last week, Tim Tingle's excellent Crossing B...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

A child's experience with CADDIE WOODLAWN

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Comment posted today, by Jeff, regarding his daughter, who has been asked to read Caddie Woodlawn... The comment is the third one posted to...
Monday, January 14, 2008

2008 American Indian Youth Literature Award

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The American Library Association announced its awards today. Affiliated with the ALA is the American Indian Library Association . They, too...
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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Romantic Fiction, Historical Fiction, and American Indians

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This may seem a bit off-topic because it isn't ABOUT children's or young adult books/media... I'm speaking about authors who use...
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Alexie's 2nd YA Novel: RADIOACTIVE LOVE SONG

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News to me, but very cool news! Alexie's 2nd YA Novel: Radioactive Love Song " So far it is only listed with Amazon Canada, with a ...
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008

First Nations writers Larry Loyie and Nicola Campbell

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Pointing you, today, to an interview at papertigers.org. In the interview (conducted by Aline Pereira) Cree writer Larry Loyie talks ab...
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Monday, January 07, 2008

Observations: Natives in the News and the Role of Children's Books

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Each morning I get a "google alert" email comprised of links to news stories published in the preceding 24 hours on the phrase &qu...
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Friday, January 04, 2008

Tribal Protocols Regarding Research

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There's been some conversation on YALSA regarding accuracy/authenticity in representation of American Indians. In a reply to the convers...
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Video interview: Joseph Bruchac

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I no longer recommend work by Joseph Bruchac. For details, see Is Joseph Bruchac truly Abenaki? Scholastic has a video interview of Joseph B...
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Monday, December 31, 2007

Jan Brett and Sherman Alexie

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Editors Note on Feb 25, 2018: Please see my  apology  about promoting Alexie's work. --Debbie Update on Sep 30 2023: I (Debbie Reese) n...
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Sunday, December 30, 2007

"Retired bishop apologizes for mistreating the Miwoks"

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On December 26, 2007, the Marin Independent Journal ran a story about what I view as an important moment in the history of relationships be...
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Friday, December 28, 2007

Christians and Indians: Comenius and Alexie

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Over on the email discussion list for YALSA-BK (an ALA listserv for people who work with young adult literature), there is a discussion goin...
Thursday, December 27, 2007

A reader's response to MIKO KINGS

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Last week I posted a link to an article about LeAnne Howe's Miko Kings . That post generated this comment from Jean Mendoza: The arti...
Saturday, December 22, 2007

VISIONMAKER VIDEO

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Pointing you, today, to an excellent source for videos (VHS and DVD) by and about American Indians. That source is VisionMaker Video , a ser...
Friday, December 21, 2007

Article re LeAnne Howe's MIKO KINGS

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Some weeks back I wrote about Miko Kings , a new novel written by Choctaw author, LeAnne Howe. Inside Illinois ran a story about it in Nove...
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Thursday, December 20, 2007

An Open Letter to Marion Boyars Publishers (London)

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In October, I received an email from a pre-service student in Nebraska. She asked me to help her get word out about a book she came across ...
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

An Open Letter to Jan Brett

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Below is a letter to Jan Brett regarding her new book Three Snow Bears . The letter is written by Theresa Seidel. ____________________ An Op...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Devon A. Mihesuah's AMERICAN INDIANS: STEREOTYPES & REALITIES

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Published in 1996, Mihesuah's book, American Indians: Stereotypes & Realities has, fortunately, been reprinted several times. Study...
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Friday, December 14, 2007

Beginnings

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Below is my first post to this blog, dated May 8, 2006. In preparing an article about my work as a blogger, I am revisiting--in my memory an...
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