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Friday, September 22, 2006

Jean Craighead George's JULIE OF THE WOLVES

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First published in 1972 by Harper & Row, Julie of the Wolves won the Newbery Medal in 1973. It is included on a wide range of recommend...
Thursday, September 21, 2006

Native Americans and Thanksgiving

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Reenactments of historical events are a much loved pastime. I first came across one 12 years ago in Illinois. On a field were people dressed...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

A Review of Ben Mikaelsen's TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR

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Editor's Note, March 10, 2008: A lot of people come to this page from "Web English Teacher" and may be surprised to read the ...
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Monday, September 18, 2006

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"What Works Clearinghouse" In the last few days, more than one Internet listserv has carried a post about the U.S. Dept of Educati...
Sunday, September 17, 2006

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American Indian Families in Fact and Fiction At UIUC, I am involved with the Youth Literature Interest Group, a group of faculty and doctora...
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Friday, September 15, 2006

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Indian Country Diaries: Spiral of Fire Two weeks ago, I shared a little history about UIUC's American Indian Studies program, and I talk...
Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Laura Ingalls Wilder's LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

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Yesterday's assigned reading for students in my class at UIUC was Little House on the Prairie. Most of the students read the book in ch...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

A Review of Nicola Campbell's SHI-SHI-ETKO

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[Note: This review is used with permission of its author, by Beverly Slapin of Oyate. It may not be used elsewhere without her written pe...
Sunday, September 10, 2006

Native Americans: Lesson Plans

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With Thanksgiving approaching, teachers across the country are getting ready to teach children about Native Americans. Unfortunately, far to...
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Friday, September 08, 2006

Tintin in America

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Yesterday's assignment in my class at UIUC was for each student to bring a children's book about American Indians to class. I'll...
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

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American Indian Library Association’s “American Indian Youth Literature Award” For many years, individuals with the American Indian Li...
Tuesday, September 05, 2006

THEY WERE STRONG AND GOOD, Review by Beverly Slapin

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[Note: Yesterday’s post (written by Jean Mendoza) was about a children's book called They Were Strong and Good . Today, you can read Bev...
Monday, September 04, 2006

Jean Mendoza: Reflections on THEY WERE STRONG AND GOOD

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[Note: Today’s post is by Jean Mendoza, professor in Early Childhood Education at Millikin University in Decatur , Illinois . Jean and I...