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Friday, February 27, 2009

Not Recommended: "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry

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Note from Debbie on Dec 17, 2020: A reader wrote to let us know that "The Ransom of Red Chief" also includes the N word and that I...
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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Books by Walter D. Edmonds

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Two nights ago I gave a lecture at Westfield State College. Among the books I discussed is The Matchlock Gun , by Walter D. Edmonds. Doris S...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

My visit to Westfield State College, MA

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I spent yesterday at Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts. I gave a lecture, followed by an hour or so of questions. I didn...
Monday, February 23, 2009

"American Indians" in Google, some data

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Passing along some data for your perusal... I entered American Indians into Google's search window. Google automatically displays a list...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Cynthia Leitich Smith presentation on Second Life

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For those of you who know how to navigate Second Life, Cynthia Leitich Smith will be there on Tuesday, Feb 24th, at 3:00 CST. She'll tal...
Saturday, February 21, 2009

A big thank you

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I'm in Sarasota, Florida for a one-day conference at USF, Sarasota-Manatee. The theme of the conference was "Representations of Div...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Edgar Heap of Birds' Exhibit: BEYOND THE CHIEF

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Earlier this week I watched as Edgar Heap of Birds, "Beyond the Chief" was being set up on our campus. All along Nevada Street are...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Cynthia Leitich Smith's ETERNAL

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Cynthia Leitich Smith's new book, Eternal , was launched yesterday. I read a copy a few weeks ago. It is a page-turner about vampires an...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

"What Students Need to Know about America's Wars"

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I'm on a listserv for the National Council of Teachers of Social Studies. Yesterday a subscriber posted information about an upcoming ...
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Monday, February 09, 2009

Indigenizing Children's Literature

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In 2008, the Journal of Language and Literacy (JoLLE) published an article I wrote. Titled " Indigenizing Children's Literature ,...
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Sunday, February 08, 2009

Nora Naranjo-Morse

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Last weekend I watched Nora Naranjo-Morse's lecture, given at the National Museum of the American Indian, in 2007. She was there that s...
Thursday, February 05, 2009

SLJ Column: "A DIRTY LITTLE SECRET"

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Over at School Library Journal 's website, there's a column about self-censorship that is worth a look. It's provocative title ...
Sunday, February 01, 2009

3rd post: Capaldi bio on Montezuma

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From the archives, I found a copy of the letter from Holmes to Montezuma. Dated August 31, 1905, it reads: My Dear Sir: I am very desi...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

2nd post: Capaldi's biography of Carlos Montezuma

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A few days ago I wrote my initial thoughts about Gina Capaldi's picture book biography, A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. C...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Univ of North Carolina students share their thoughts...

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Susan Gardner teaches "American Indians in Children's Literature" at the University of North Carolina. Over the course of the ...
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Monday, January 26, 2009

Meyer's BREAKING DAWN...

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Meyer's BREAKING DAWN... ... is CRACKING ME UP and GROSSING ME OUT. I'm halfway through, laughing out loud in some parts. Is th...
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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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