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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Nicola Campbell's SHI-SHI-ETKO being adapted for film

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Nicola Campbell's terrific picture book, Shi-shi-etko , will be available as a short film! It is currently in production. Details here: ...

Nicola Campbell's SHIN-CHI'S CANOE

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Keep an eye out for Nicola Campbell's new book, Shin-chi's Canoe . Her first book, Shi-shi-etko , is astounding in so many ways, hon...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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There is a "supplier of library promotional materials and reading incentives" called Upstart that sponsors a contest called "...
Sunday, September 21, 2008

Carlson and McHalsie's I AM STO:LO! KATHERINE EXPLORES HER HERITAGE

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[Note: This review may not be published elsewhere without written permission from its author, Beverly Slapin. Copyright 2008 by Beverly Sl...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Charlie Brown Halloween - Indians?

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I was in a local department store and saw this t-shirt. Is this from the Charlie Brown Halloween show? Obviously, I'm inquiring about Pe...
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Monday, September 15, 2008

Alphabet materials with "I is for Indian"

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A friend wrote to me yesterday, telling me of a school-sanctioned alphabet program that has "I is for Indian" materials. The progr...
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Thursday, September 11, 2008

Joseph Bruchac at 2008 National Book Festival

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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? Among thos...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

Native students pick RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME

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Just read some terrific news over on Cynsations ... Cynthia Leitich Smith's novel Rain Is Not My Indian Name is the recipient of the Di...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Video: WHEN YOUR HANDS ARE TIED

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Across the country, students are headed back to classrooms. Many teachers and students are watching the Democratic Convention and are aware ...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Audio: THANKS TO THE ANIMALS by Allan Sockabasin

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On January 2, 2007, I posted Beverly Slapin's review of Allen Sockabasin's terrific picture book, Thanks to the Animals. Sockabasi...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Audio: "How! and Other Approaches to American Indians"

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A friend (Thanks, Teresa!) sent me the link to an audio file of a panel at the 2007 Virginia Festival of the Book. The panel included Karenn...
Monday, August 18, 2008

Teaching Van Camp's THE LESSER BLESSED

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If you teach literature in high school, or if you teach Native lit in a college or university, consider teaching Richard Van Camp 's Th...
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Friday, August 15, 2008

Leitich Smith Interviews 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? On her blo...
Wednesday, August 06, 2008

"O is Ojibwa"

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I'm in Ontario, Canada for a few days (Stratford, to be specific). Stopped in a bookstore, saw a book called M is for Maple: A Canadian...
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

What is wrong with celebrating diversity?

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Among the ALA newsletters I get is one from Booklinks. The theme of the August 2008 issue is "Celebrating Multicultural Literature....
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Native doll in Piper's LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD

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Earlier today a colleague (thanks for the tip, Robert) asked me what I think of the new illustrations for Watty Piper's The Little Engin...
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Monday, July 28, 2008

Sylvia Olsen's YETSA'S SWEATER

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[Note: This review may not be published elsewhere without written permission from its author, Beverly Slapin. Copyright 2008 by Beverly Sla...
Thursday, July 24, 2008

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Lack of activity here on American Indians in Children's Literature is because I've been at Acoma, and at Nambe (my home), doing some...
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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Neil Waldman's WOUNDED KNEE

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In Volume 16, No. 3 (Spring 2002), Rethinking Schools Online published a review of Neil Waldman's book about Wounded Knee. The review ...
Saturday, July 12, 2008

Joseph Bruchac's MARCH TOWARD THE THUNDER

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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? [Note: Thi...