American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)

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. (Site redesign on January 8, 2025)

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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 It may not be published elsewhere without her written permission.]...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...
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