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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 It may not be published elsewhere without her written pe...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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