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Monday, March 03, 2008

Lois Lenski Lecture

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Last semester, I was invited to give the Lois Lenski Lecture at Illinois State University (ISU). The Lenski lecture series began in 1994, in...
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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Papoose?

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The crossword puzzle in yesterday's Washington Post had this clue: Native American infant Course, there were seven spaces for the ...
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Saturday, February 23, 2008

Elaine Cubbins' TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING AMERICAN INDIAN WEBSITES

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I get a lot of email from people asking about sources on the web they can use to learn about American Indians. There's certainly plenty...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

First person: Leveled Readers featuring Native families

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A few days ago, I posted information about a series of Leveled Readers that feature Native families . I've been getting email from peopl...
Sunday, February 17, 2008

American Indians in Fact and Fiction: LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE (part 2)

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Yesterday, I wrote about portrayals of American Indians in Little House on the Prairie , countering the "savage" and "primiti...
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Saturday, February 16, 2008

American Indians in Fact and Fiction: LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

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Classic and award-winning books of historical fiction suggest---powerfully---that American Indians were primitive people. Through these book...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Leveled Readers featuring First Nations families

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Just got this review (below) from Beverly Slapin... Lest you think these are only suitable for Native children, think again! Non-Native c...
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Monday, February 11, 2008

Recommended Materials: Government and Christian-run Boarding and Residential Schools for Native Students

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Recommended Materials:  Government and Christian-run Boarding  and Residential Schools for Native Students (Originally published on Feb 11, ...
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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Dovie Thomason: Lakota/Kiowa-Apache Storyteller

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I spent much of yesterday with Dovie Thomason. She was at UIUC's Spurlock Museum for it's annual storytelling event. I'd be will...
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Thursday, February 07, 2008

Beverly Slapin's HOW TO WRITE A HISTORICAL YOUNG ADULT NOVEL WITH AN INDIAN THEME (FOR FUN AND PROFIT)

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Update: Friday, Feb. 8, 2008---Two thoughts First, it isn't enough to read what Beverly Slapin wrote below... You have to do more than ...
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Sunday, February 03, 2008

Subjects not taught: American Indian Activism, and, Code Talkers

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The spring semester is well under way here at Illinois. Every time I teach Introduction to American Indian Studies, students are surprised a...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

John Smelcer's Identity

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Since posting this in 2008, I've written additional items about Smelcer. See them here: AICL's posts about John Smelcer .  **** ...
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Sunday, January 27, 2008

John Smelcer's THE TRAP

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5:29 in the morning in Illinois. Still dark out. I made some coffee and started reading John Smelcer's The Trap . I'm on page 25, ...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Reviewing Children's Books for Major Journals

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I am often asked why I don't review for the major children's lit review journals ( Horn Book , School Library Journal , etc.). Back ...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

AILA's "American Indian Youth Literature Awards"

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As noted last week, the American Indian Library Association (AILA) announced recipients of its American Indian Youth Literature Award. Clic...
Sunday, January 20, 2008

Tim Tingle's WHEN TURTLE GREW FEATHERS

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A new book from Tim Tingle...  But first, a few words about his Crossing Bok Chitto . Last week, Tim Tingle's excellent Crossing B...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

A child's experience with CADDIE WOODLAWN

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Comment posted today, by Jeff, regarding his daughter, who has been asked to read Caddie Woodlawn... The comment is the third one posted to...
Monday, January 14, 2008

2008 American Indian Youth Literature Award

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The American Library Association announced its awards today. Affiliated with the ALA is the American Indian Library Association . They, too...
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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Romantic Fiction, Historical Fiction, and American Indians

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This may seem a bit off-topic because it isn't ABOUT children's or young adult books/media... I'm speaking about authors who use...
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