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Friday, October 24, 2008

Books by and about American Indians: 2007

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According to the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin... In 2007, approximately 5000 children's ...
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Following up: John Smelcer

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A colleague, Perry Nodelman, author of The Pleasures of Children's Literature (a textbook I use), has blogged about John Smelcer here .
Monday, October 13, 2008

Indigenous Languages on Indigenous Peoples Day

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Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. If you're interested in bringing a Native language into your classroom, library, home, or office, order...
Sunday, October 12, 2008

"Native Americans don't use watches"

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The clock shown here is hanging in my home. If you look closely, you'll see that the numbers are Tewa words (Tewa is the language we spe...
Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Slapin review of Erdrich's THE PORCUPINE YEAR

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[Note: This review may not be used elsewhere without written permission of its author, Beverly Slapin. Copyright 2008 by Beverly Slapin....
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

"READ" in Native Languages

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Last year I posted about a graphic of the word "READ" in several Native languages, developed at the Tulsa City-County Library. A ...
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Site: NativeAuthors.com

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Another source for books by Native authors is NativeAuthors.com . Below is the text on their "About Us" page. About us The Nor...
Monday, September 29, 2008

Barbara Duncan's THE ORIGIN OF THE MILKY WAY & OTHER LIVING STORIES OF THE CHEROKEE

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[Note: This review may not be published elsewhere without written permission from its author, Beverly Slapin.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 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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