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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Friday, July 20, 2007

Beverly Slapin's "How to Turn a Traditional Indian Story into a Children's Book (For Fun and Profit)

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Today's post is a provocative essay by my friend and colleague, Beverly Slapin. It may not be published elsewhere without her written pe...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Liza Ketchum's WHERE THE GREAT HAWK FLIES

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I posted Beverly Slapin's review of Where the Great Hawk Flies some time ago, but not as a stand-alone review. It was included in a pos...
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

A Teacher Reconsiders Virginia Grossman's TEN LITTLE RABBITS

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"The Miss Rumphius Effect" is a blog maintained by a teacher named Tricia. Yesterday (July 16th), she wrote about Virginia Grossma...
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Sunday, July 15, 2007

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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? Joseph Bru...
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Monday, July 09, 2007

Children's Books about Canadian Residential Schools

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Just found an article in The Looking Glass that reviews three children's books about Canada's residential schools for Native childr...
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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

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It's a small world Spent yesterday at Disneyland in Anaheim, noting the presence of what I'll generously call "American Indians...
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Friday, June 29, 2007

Native poets - Earthworks series

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Are you looking for new Native-authored material for your senior English classes? You might consider the Earthworks series. There is a terri...
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Lois Beardslee on Mackinac Island Press

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Lois Beardless, author of Rachel's Children , offered the essay below for posting on this blog. It is longer than typical posts to this...
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Friday, June 22, 2007

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Borders promoting a "Chief Illiniwek" book Today's post is a call to action. As regular readers know, I'm home (Nambe Pueb...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

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From Santa Fe Indian School... Giving an on-line hello to people I'm meeting at the campus of the Santa Fe Indian School, where SFIS is ...
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Monday, June 18, 2007

Debbie and Michael Shoulders' D IS FOR DRUM: A NATIVE AMERICAN ALPHABET

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Some time ago, I received a copy of  D is for Drum: A Native American Alphabet by Debbie and Michael Shoulders. Right away I groaned. The co...
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Sunday, June 17, 2007

Bunky Echo-Hawk

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Take a look at the work of Bunky Echo-Hawk. Provocative, intriguing, fun blend of Native themes and pop culture, politics... This piece is...
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Saturday, June 16, 2007

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Heading Home I'm going home, to Nambe Pueblo, for awhile. Blog posts will be infrequent for a month or so while Liz and I goof off there...
Friday, June 15, 2007

American Girls - the store in north Chicago

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Earlier this week I was in downtown Chicago, just walking, with dear friend Jean Mendoza. We walked past the American Girls store and decide...
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Thursday, June 14, 2007

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Native students in Chicago Public Schools On Tuesday (June 12), I was at Lakeview High School in Chicago for "The Faces of Native Ameri...
Monday, June 11, 2007

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Diane Ravitch Diane Ravitch is a key player in national politics and government here in the US. Among her many books is one called The Lang...
Friday, June 08, 2007

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Editors Note on Feb 25, 2018: Please see my  apology  about promoting Alexie's work. --Debbie Sherman Alexie's blog Sherman Ale...
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Thursday, June 07, 2007

"We" the People?

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A few years back, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association began a "We the People" Bookshelf...
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007

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Tim Tingle's Spirits Dark and Light: Supernatural Tales from the Five Civilized Tribes [Note: This review used with permission by its a...
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Sunday, June 03, 2007

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Elizabeth Anne Reese Yun Povi My daughter graduated from high school on Saturday. After receiving her diploma, my parents and nephews ...
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