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Saturday, January 24, 2009

News from the American Indian Library Association

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The Winter 2009 newsletter of the American Indian Library Association is out. I want to share some of it with you... Chief Joseph Medicine ...
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Friday, January 23, 2009

Initial Thoughts: Capaldi's A BOY NAMED BECKONING: THE TRUE STORY OF DR. CARLOS MONTEZUMA, NATIVE AMERICAN HERO

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On page 3 of Gina Capaldi's A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero is her Author's Not...
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Monday, January 19, 2009

Beth Kanell: Remarks on Jan 19

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Note from Debbie on March 5, 2025: This post  (about Beth Kanell, non-Native author of a young adult book) from 2009 refers to Judy Dow, who...
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

livejournal discussion on Cultural Appropriation

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There's quite an active discussion on cultural appropriation taking place across livejournal communities (networks? --- I'm not fam...
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Saturday, January 17, 2009

On Being Misled about Kanell's DARKNESS UNDER THE WATER

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[Update: January 18, 9:45 AM, CST---A special welcome to readers from other nations, coming here from the livejournal community, where criti...
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Friday, January 16, 2009

Good book for a cold day

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Pointing, today, to Alan Sockabasin's terrific picture book, Thanks to the Animals . Beverly Slapin wrote a review of it; click here t...
Thursday, January 08, 2009

Tim Tingle Storytelling at University of Illinois, Saturday, Feb 7

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Posting today, an announcement from the Spurlock Museum, located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Tim Tingle is among my f...
Saturday, January 03, 2009

"Darkness Under the Water: Questions and Comments" by Beverly Slapin

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On Friday, January 2, 2009 , Jean Mendoza referenced a children's literature listserv. She is talking about child_lit. That listserv d...
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Friday, January 02, 2009

Jean Mendoza essay: Paul Chaat Smith and children's books about American Indians

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Earlier this week, my dear friend and colleague, Jean Mendoza and I were talking by phone about children's books about American Indian...
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Monday, December 22, 2008

Manitoba Reads: IN SEARCH OF APRIL RAINTREE

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Today, Nadine (a librarian-in-training) wrote to me after she found my blog. We exchanged a few emails, during which I learned she's fr...
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Friday, December 19, 2008

I read Beth Kanell's DARKNESS UNDER THE WATER

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A note from Debbie on July 15, 2024: I no longer recommend books or writings from Judy Dow or Joseph Bruchac. I made the decision to withdra...