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Friday, March 21, 2008

Interview with Joseph Bruchac

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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? I received...
Tuesday, March 18, 2008

McDermott made up the "Dance of Life" in ARROW TO THE SUN

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Sharing some new (to me) information about McDermott's deeply flawed award-winning book, Arrow to the Sun . On page 27 of Gerald McDermo...
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Monday, March 17, 2008

Letter to "American MOM"

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Earlier today, "American Mom" posted this as a comment to my post about Smeltzer. I'm not sure why she posted there. She's...
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Saturday, March 15, 2008

Richard Van Camp: Books in Braille

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I'm in East Lansing, at Returning the Gift , a meeting of Native Writers. It's first gathering took place in the early 1990s. Joseph...
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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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