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Saturday, March 17, 2007

Reflections on CADDIE WOODLAWN: Teaching about Stereotypes using Literature

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One evening in 1999, when my daughter, Liz, (then a third-grader) was doing homework, she said "Mom, I don't get it." She’s ex...
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Friday, March 16, 2007

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Headed to NYC for NCTE's Conference on College Composition and Communication Next week I'll be visiting New York City (for the first...
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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Margaret Bruchac's MALIAN'S SONG

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Update on Sep 30 2023: I (Debbie Reese) no longer recommend Bruchac's work. For details see  Is Joseph Bruchac truly Abenaki? Editor...
Wednesday, March 14, 2007

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Denise Low In the last few years, working in American Indian Studies, I've met many Native men and women at tribal colleges, research un...
Monday, March 12, 2007

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Images of Indians in Children's Books Starting a new blog, this one of images in picture books.... It is called Images of Indians in Chi...
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Friday, March 09, 2007

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A Tlingit production of Macbeth The first two paragraphs from an article in Indian Country Today : JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Battles are waged t...
Thursday, March 08, 2007

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Cynthia Leitich Smith's Tantalize My dear friend, Cynthia Leitich Smith, has a new book out... It isn't like Jingle Dancer , or In...
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

VOYA Article "Native American Religious Traditions: A World Religions Resource List for Teens"

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The February 2007 isssue of VOYA (Voices of Youth Advocates) includes an article titled "Native American Religious Traditions: A World ...
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Lacapa Spirit Prize for Southwest Children's Literature: 2007 Winner

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The 2007 Lacapa Spirit Prize was awarded to Little Crow to the Rescue: El Cuervito Al Rescate, written by Victor Villasenor, illustrated by...
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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