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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Thursday, December 06, 2007

Graham Greene's comment on stereotypes/appropriation

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Graham Greene is Oneida, and is, perhaps, the most recognizable Native actor in film and TV today. In this clip I found on YouTube, he offer...
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Out of Print: LESS THAN HALF, MORE THAN WHOLE

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Sadly, another excellent book about American Indians is out of print... Michael Lacapa's Less Than Half, More Than Whole . You can get...
Monday, December 03, 2007

Richard Van Camp's WELCOME SONG FOR BABY: A LULLABY FOR NEWBORNS

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Several months ago, I learned from Richard Van Camp that he had a board book in the works. It is out now, but you can't get it from Or...
Tuesday, November 27, 2007

THE STORY OF THE MILKY WAY: A CHEROKEE TALE by Bruchac, Ross, and Stroud

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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?  Because t...
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Sunday, November 25, 2007

Alexie on Charlie Rose, 1998

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Editors Note on Feb 25, 2018: Please see my  apology  about promoting Alexie's work. --Debbie Knowing teachers spend a fair amount of ...
Thursday, November 22, 2007

Interview with Richard Van Camp

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More than once on this blog, I've written about Richard Van Camp's books for children and young adults. Two are picture books: A Man...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

"I" is for Inclusion

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At their website , the American Indian Library Association recently uploaded "I is for Inclusion." Prepared by Naomi Caldwell, G...
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Monday, November 19, 2007

Cynthia Leitich Smith: LOC Webcast

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Wondering if there were any videos on-line of Cynthia Leitich Smith, I did a bit of web searching and found one! In 2002, she was speaking a...
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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Alexie on YouTube re DIARY

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This is a must-view clip on YouTube. It was filmed November 3rd, when Alexie was in Texas for the Texas Book Festival. He was on a panel of ...
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Saturday, November 17, 2007

A Native Astronaut & A Native Writer

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I imagine the man who drive my cab in NYC Thursday night would be surprised to know that Commander John Herrington, who flew on the space sh...
Friday, November 16, 2007

Where is your copy of THE EDUCATION OF LITTLE TREE?

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That isn’t a trick question, but it is an important one. Where does your library shelve its copy of Forrest (Asa) Carter’s The Education of ...
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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Thanksgiving in YA 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 won the Natio...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

"read" in Native Languages

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Tulsa City-County Library has given permission for people to use this graphic for educational, non-commercial purposes. If you have question...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Good Books about Thanksgiving

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I've had a lot of email of late... People want me to recommend good books about Thanksgiving. There's only a handful of ones that...
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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Books Reviewed in THROUGH INDIAN EYES

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In the 1990s during graduate school, I read a book called Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children . Prior to grad ...
Saturday, November 10, 2007

American Indians and Bias in Cataloging (Shelving)

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I've had a couple of questions lately, about shelving of books about American Indians. It led me to ask my colleagues in the American In...
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Friday, November 09, 2007

Eve Bunting's CHEYENNE AGAIN

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Below is a review of Eve Bunting's book, Cheyenne Again . The review is written by Beverly Slapin at Oyate, a Native not-for-profit org...
Thursday, November 08, 2007

The word "read" in Native languages

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Was reading Cynthia Leitich Smith's blog this morning and saw this graphic. Isn't it nifty? If you click on the graphic, a larger ...
Sunday, November 04, 2007

Stereotypes, Children's Books, and the Mental Health and Well Being of ALL Children

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Earlier this morning I listened to a speech (on the radio) given by a clinical psychologist to an audience in Indiana. He was there to talk ...
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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...
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