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Friday, November 02, 2007

CD: Native Writers Read Their Work

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Available from the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) at the Smithsonian Institution is a wonderful CD called Pulling Down the C...
Thursday, November 01, 2007

Thanksgiving Picture Books: THANKSGIVING MICE

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Earlier this week I visited a local public library to take a look at their picture books with the word "Thanksgiving" in the title...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Halloween, 2007

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I was asked, recently, if it would be ok if a person wanted to dress like Pocahontas for Halloween, but that they'd make sure every deta...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

NEA's "Native American Booklist"

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A friend wrote to ask me about NEA's "Native American Booklist." (Update: Wed, Oct 31, 2007... Here's the link to the book...
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Monday, October 29, 2007

A Teacher's Thoughts on "squaw" in 4th Grade Classroom

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My post about "squaw" and "the only good Indian is a dead Indian" in historical fiction was much-discussed on YALSA (YA...
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Friday, October 26, 2007

Pueblo Indians and Catholic Missionaries

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I got an email from someone who read my post yesterday about kachinas in The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Pinata for a Pinon Tree . He noted ...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007

The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Pinata for the Pinon Tree

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It is generally poor form to comment on a book that you have not seen, so I'm sure to get criticized for doing so today... A reader wrot...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Elementary School Lesson Plans on American Indians

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Are you looking for lesson plans that incorporate American Indians? With Thanksgiving approaching, teachers across the country are getti...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Documentary: WAY OF THE WARRIOR

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A documentary produced by Patty Loew, a colleague at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be broadcast in the coming weeks on PBS. Titl...
Monday, October 22, 2007

The word "squaw" in SIGN OF THE BEAVER

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The word "squaw" is commonly used in place of the word "woman" in historical fiction for children. I wonder if its entra...
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Sunday, October 21, 2007

Halloween Costumes

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With Halloween approaching, a lot of people---teachers, parents, students, children---are thinking about what they will "be" this ...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

2008 Lacapa Spirit Prize - Call for submissions

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The Lacapa Spirit Prize --- a literary prize for children's books about the peoples, cultures, and landscape of the southwest --- is acc...
Tuesday, October 16, 2007

"The only good Indian is a dead Indian"

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Did you know... the phrase "the only good Indian is a dead Indian" appears in the acclaimed Little House on the Prairie three ti...
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Monday, October 15, 2007

Thanksgiving Lesson Plans

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With November approaching, teachers across the country are getting ready to teach about Thanksgiving and the "Indians." In some ...
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Saturday, October 13, 2007

Alexie's YA Novel Nominated for National Book Award

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Editors Note on Feb 25, 2018: Please see my  apology  about promoting Alexie's work. --Debbie ~~~~ Sherman Alexie's outstan...
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Friday, October 12, 2007

DO ALL INDIANS LIVE IN TIPIS?

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Are you a teacher wondering if all Indians live in tipis? If so, order a copy of the book Do All Indians Live in Tipis?: Questions and Answ...
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Thursday, October 11, 2007

Chiori Santiago's HOME TO MEDICINE MOUNTAIN

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On Saturday, October 20th, 2007, I will be in Monticello, Illinois, at the train depot, working as a volunteer for " Artrain USA ."...
Sunday, October 07, 2007

Laura Tohe's NO PAROLE TODAY

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[This review used with permission of its author, Beverly Slapin, and may not be published elsewhere without her written permission.] -------...
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Saturday, October 06, 2007

October 8th, 2007: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY

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Monday, October 8th, 2007, is Indigenous Peoples Day. If you've come to this site looking for Columbus Day lesson plans, please set asid...
Thursday, September 27, 2007

BABAR'S WORLD TOUR

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Last week in my children's lit class, we discussed Herbert Kohl's book, Shall We Burn Babar? In prep for it, I stopped in the local ...
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