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, January 04, 2008

Tribal Protocols Regarding Research

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There's been some conversation on YALSA regarding accuracy/authenticity in representation of American Indians. In a reply to the convers...
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Video interview: Joseph Bruchac

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I no longer recommend work by Joseph Bruchac. For details, see Is Joseph Bruchac truly Abenaki? Scholastic has a video interview of Joseph B...
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Monday, December 31, 2007

Jan Brett and Sherman Alexie

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Editors Note on Feb 25, 2018: Please see my  apology  about promoting Alexie's work. --Debbie Update on Sep 30 2023: I (Debbie Reese) n...
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Sunday, December 30, 2007

"Retired bishop apologizes for mistreating the Miwoks"

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On December 26, 2007, the Marin Independent Journal ran a story about what I view as an important moment in the history of relationships be...
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Friday, December 28, 2007

Christians and Indians: Comenius and Alexie

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Over on the email discussion list for YALSA-BK (an ALA listserv for people who work with young adult literature), there is a discussion goin...
Thursday, December 27, 2007

A reader's response to MIKO KINGS

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Last week I posted a link to an article about LeAnne Howe's Miko Kings . That post generated this comment from Jean Mendoza: The arti...
Saturday, December 22, 2007

VISIONMAKER VIDEO

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Pointing you, today, to an excellent source for videos (VHS and DVD) by and about American Indians. That source is VisionMaker Video , a ser...
Friday, December 21, 2007

Article re LeAnne Howe's MIKO KINGS

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Some weeks back I wrote about Miko Kings , a new novel written by Choctaw author, LeAnne Howe. Inside Illinois ran a story about it in Nove...
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Thursday, December 20, 2007

An Open Letter to Marion Boyars Publishers (London)

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In October, I received an email from a pre-service student in Nebraska. She asked me to help her get word out about a book she came across ...
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

An Open Letter to Jan Brett

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Below is a letter to Jan Brett regarding her new book Three Snow Bears . The letter is written by Theresa Seidel. ____________________ An Op...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Devon A. Mihesuah's AMERICAN INDIANS: STEREOTYPES & REALITIES

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Published in 1996, Mihesuah's book, American Indians: Stereotypes & Realities has, fortunately, been reprinted several times. Study...
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Friday, December 14, 2007

Beginnings

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Below is my first post to this blog, dated May 8, 2006. In preparing an article about my work as a blogger, I am revisiting--in my memory an...
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Thursday, December 13, 2007

Ann Turner's SITTING BULL REMEMBERS

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[This review may not be published elsewhere without written permission of Beverly Slapin of Oyate.] -------------------- Turner, Ann, Sittin...
Monday, December 10, 2007

News: Van Camp's WELCOME SONG FOR BABY

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Richard Van Camp's Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns will be given to every newborn baby born in British Columbia in 2008. ...
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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...
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