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Thursday, July 20, 2006

The 1700's: Writings about Indians

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I spent the last three days studying materials in the Yale libraries. It is fascinating to do this sort of research. There is so much here...
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Board Books

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In some of my posts, I talked about words like "papoose" that some (incorrectly) think are "Indian" words that all India...
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Thursday, July 13, 2006

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"Indian" words: Teaching about Indians, Part II In children's books (and TV, movies, etc.) there are many words that are used ...
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

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Finding Books by Tribal Name A reader asked if there is a resource that lists recommended books by tribal nation. I don't know of such a...
Monday, July 10, 2006

Marcie Rendon's POWWOW SUMMER (1996)

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Back in the mid 90s I was reviewing for children's lit review journals. I was sent LOTS of books to review. Most were pretty dismal, b...
Sunday, July 09, 2006

"Happy Hunting Ground"

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In the landscape of words and phrases that are somehow associated with American Indians is "Happy Hunting Ground." I spent a hal...
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A reader asked about CADDIE WOODLAWN....

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When my daughter was in 3rd grade (eight years ago), one evening while doing reading homework, she said "Mom, I don't get it....
Saturday, July 08, 2006

All-Time Best Selling Paperbacks

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In December of 2001, Publisher's Weekly published a list of all-time best selling paperbacks. The list, compiled by Debbie Turvey, list...
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Thursday, July 06, 2006

Cheryl Savageau's MUSKRAT WILL BE SWIMMING

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One area of my research is the analysis of American Indian folktales that are marketed as picture books for children. I submitted an articl...
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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Teaching about Indians, Part I

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I often get private emails from teachers asking about best practice in terms of teaching about American Indians. Over a series of blog pos...
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Monday, July 03, 2006

Joy Harjo's THE GOOD LUCK CAT

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In my "links" I include links to Cynthia Leitich Smith's blog and her website. She's got some terrific books ( Jingle Danc...
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Saturday, July 01, 2006

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In "comments" to my previous post, Opal noted that American Indians get short shrift in history classes, in part due to state stan...

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Note on page design: When I started this blog, I used white text on black background because web-design books said that is easier on the eye...
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Exciting news! The Before Columbus Foundation has selected A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children to receive a 2006 Am...
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Friday, June 30, 2006

Full Text Article: Examining Multicultural Picture Books for the Early Childhood Classroom

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One of the best articles I worked on is "Examining Multicultural Picture Books for the Early Childhood Classroom: Possibilities and Pit...
Tuesday, June 27, 2006

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In March of this year, I submitted an article for publication, in which I said that most books about American Indians are set in the past, n...
Wednesday, June 21, 2006

More on Duncan's SEASON OF THE TWO-HEART

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Hurray! I figured out how to add links to my page, in the space beneath my profile. I finished the Duncan book Season of the Two Heart an...
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Sunday, June 18, 2006

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A reader, Diana, wrote to say she working on a paper and finds the material on the blog useful. I wanted to post links to some of my on-line...

Lois Duncan's SEASON OF THE TWO-HEART

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News first: Sherman Alexie is working on a young adult novel. It will be published (scheduled for release in 2007) by Little Brown, and is t...
Saturday, June 10, 2006

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Third post to the blog... I hope to post on a weekly basis, with news re children's books about American Indians, but also response(s) ...
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