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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

2008 Lacapa Spirit Prize Winner

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PRESS RELEASE Winner Named: Lacapa Spirit Prize for Southwest Children’s Literature April 6, 2008 The Lacapa Spirit Prize is proud to...
Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Congrats to creative force behind WHEN THE SHADBUSH BLOOMS

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  When the Shadbush Blooms , written by Carla Messinger and Susan Katz, illustrated by David Kanietakeron Fadden has been selected for incl...
Saturday, April 05, 2008

Erdrich's Illustrations on Notecards

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As fans of Birchbark House know, the illustrations in the book were done by Louise Erdrich. Her store, Birchbark Books, was exhibiting at t...
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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Letter from Nambe Leader

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As sovereign nations, we have forms of government and systems by which we select leaders. At Nambe Pueblo (my home), we elect a governor to ...
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Art by Bunky Echo-Hawk

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Last summer I talked about the work of a terrific artist, Bunky Echo-Hawk. His artist statement is on the website of the Native American Ri...
Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Nicholson and Morin-Neilson's NIWECHIHAW/I HELP

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(Note: This review may not be published elsewhere without written permission of Beverly Slapin.) Nicholson, Caitlin Dale, and Leona Morin-N...
Monday, March 31, 2008

On LITTLE HOUSE: "Oh, mom, you would hate it," she replied: "they're wild savages."

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At the Native American Literature Symposium last week, I did a presentation on my blog and research. A few moments ago, I received this lett...
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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Hershman John's I SWALLOW TURQUOISE FOR COURAGE

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As noted yesterday, I've been in Minnesota this week at the Native American Literature Symposium. I met many terrific Native writers, i...
Friday, March 28, 2008

Eric Gansworth's poem, "Loving That Land O'Lakes Girl"

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I met Eric Gansworth earlier this month at the Returning the Gift meeting at Michigan State University. He is an enrolled member of the Ono...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Anne Rockwell and Marc Aronson

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Anne Rockwell and Marc Aronson? You may wonder why the names of these two individuals are the title for today's post... Yesterday, Ann...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Wordcraft Circle Awards

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Today, I point you to the awards given by Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. Native Wiki describes the organization...
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Monday, March 24, 2008

Carla Messinger's WHEN THE SHADBUSH BLOOMS

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So many books and stories about American Indian and First Nations peoples confine us to the past. Verbs are in past tense. Stories are set...
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Sunday, March 23, 2008

Tribal Press: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

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The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma publishes books about the Choctaw people. Among them are several children's books. If you've read a...
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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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