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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

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Kathleen and Michael Lacapa's Less Than Half, More Than Whole In the first year of my graduate studies, I came across a book that deeply...
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Nora Naranjo-Morse's MUD WOMAN: POEMS FROM THE CLAY

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The University of Arizona, Tucson is home to Sun Tracks , one of the first publishing programs that focused exclusively on creative works by...
Sunday, February 25, 2007

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Jim Fortier's Alcatraz Is Not an Island Blogging today---not about books---but about a documentary that ought to be in middle school and...
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

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"Mom, Look! It's George, and He's a TV Indian!" In 1998, I wrote an article for Horn Book , which is the most prestigious ...
Sunday, February 18, 2007

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Children's books and American Indians This blog and my work are focused on the ways that American Indians are represented in children...
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Kathy Jo Wargin's THE LEGEND OF THE PETOSKEY STONE

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[Note: This review is posted by permission of its author, Lois Beardslee. It may not be published elsewhere without her written permission.]...
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Monday, February 12, 2007

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Robert Parker's The Sound the Stars Make Rushing Through the Sky: The Writings of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft A short post today, to let y...
Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Jan Bourdeau Waboose's SKYSISTERS

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A few days ago, it was -6 degrees outside, and yesterday, snow fell most of the day. That snow took the edge off the bitter cold and as I ...
Monday, February 05, 2007

Sharon Creech's WALK TWO MOONS

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[Note: This review is used with permission of its author, Beverly Slapin. It may not be published elsewhere without her written permission....
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Sunday, February 04, 2007

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Racism, Power, and Privilege at UIUC In previous posts to the blog, I've referred to incidents of stereotyping and racist acts that have...
Monday, January 29, 2007

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Good News about Tim Tingle's Crossing Bok Chitto Tim Tingle's Crossing Bok Chitto has been selected for inclusion on the American L...
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Sunday, January 28, 2007

BATTLEFIELD'S AND BURIAL GROUNDS

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Thinking, today, about three items: Museums, American Indians, the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act, and a book called Battlefiel...
Friday, January 26, 2007

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Pamela Porter's Sky [This review used by permission of its author, Beverly Slapin. It may not be published elsewhere without her written...
Wednesday, January 24, 2007

The LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE Makeover

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According to the January 29, 2007 edition of Newsweek , the acclaimed Little House on the Prairie series is getting a makeover. For the 75...
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Saturday, January 20, 2007

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"Proceed with Caution: Using Native American Folktales in the Classroom" The January 2007 issue of Language Arts , published by th...
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Thursday, January 18, 2007

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Representation, Stereotypes of American Indians, "Chief Illiniwek" Those of you familiar with UIUC know that its sports team masco...
Wednesday, January 17, 2007

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Marlene Carvell's Sweetgrass Basket [This review is by Beverly Slapin and used with her permission. It may not be published elsewhere wi...
Friday, January 12, 2007

Books by and about American Indians: 2005

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Each year, the Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison publishes an important year-in-review booklet c...
Thursday, January 11, 2007

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News regarding Seale and Slapin's A Broken Flute: The Native Perspective in Books for Children Shonto Begay. Eve Bunting. Ann Nolan Clar...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007

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Choosing Children's Books about American Indians On Friday, January 26, I will be in Chicago leading a workshop for elementary school te...