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Saturday, April 11, 2009

BIRCHBARK HOUSE is on "We the People" Bookshelf, 2009

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Through January 30, 2009, librarians were invited to submit a proposal to win a set of books on the 2009 "We the People" bookshelf...
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Interview

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While I was at Westfield, MA earlier this year, I was interviewed by Evan Dobelle, President of Westfield State College for One on One wit...
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WE SHALL REMAIN

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Writers, reviewers, editors, teachers... anyone whose work in some way touches American Indian cultures/histories... Please watch the upcom...
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Thursday, April 09, 2009

"But that's what they thought back then"

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When reading popular and award winning books historical fiction for children (such as Little House on the Prairie or Matchlock Gun ), peopl...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Rethinking Schools article on AMERICAN GIRLS

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Elizabeth Marshall, a former elementary schoolteacher, has a terrific article on the Rethinking Schools site. Titled " Marketing Ameri...
Tuesday, April 07, 2009

PUBLIC ART EXHIBIT AT NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSE VANDALIZED AGAIN

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Earlier today, just after I hit the upload button on my post about "The Big Indian," a colleague here noticed that the Edgar Heap ...
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"The Big Indian" in La Crosse, Wisconsin

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As you may know, I was in La Crosse last week. I did a presentation on American Indians and children's literature in Murphy Library at ...
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Monday, April 06, 2009

Discussion Guide to ARROW TO THE SUN

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Scholastic has written and consolidated a great deal of resource material for teachers. Today I present a critique of the "Arrow to the...
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Sunday, April 05, 2009

Recent reader comments...

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If you're interested in reader comments to older posts, here's a list of recent ones: Robin on More on 'I am part Native America...

Basal readers

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Earlier today I read an article about a research study of basal readers (textbooks used to teach children how to read). The researchers want...
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Saturday, April 04, 2009

"Worthless"

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On Thursday, I was in La Crosse, Wisconsin to give a couple of lectures in the Curriculum Center at the university. It was a great visit, an...
Thursday, April 02, 2009

Dear Penny....

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Dear Penny Pollock, I have some questions about your book, When the Moon is Full: A Lunar Year . On the page for January, you say it is &qu...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

SLJ Article: "Straight Talk on Race" by Mitali Perkins

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April 1, 2009. A new issue of School Library Journal is up. It includes "Straight Talk on Race," by Mitali Perkins. There's...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Research Study on Effects of Subtle Discrimination

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Yesterday, a comment was submitted to "Jan Brett and Sherman Alexie" posted here on December 31, 2007. In that post, I compared ...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

Erdrich's PORCUPINE YEAR in SLJ's "Battle of the (Kids') Books"

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School Library Journal launched their first annual "Battle of the (Kids') Books" today. Among the contenders for "the ...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

James Rumford's SEQUOYAH: THE CHEROKEE MAN WHO GAVE HIS PEOPLE WRITING

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[Note: This review may not be published elsewhere without written permission from its author, Beverly Slapin. Copyright 2008 by Beverly Slap...
Thursday, March 26, 2009

Chad Solomon's THE ADVENTURES OF RABBIT AND BEAR PAWS

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[Note: This review may not be published elsewhere without written permission from its author, Beverly Slapin. Copyright 2008 by Beverly Slap...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Lecture at U Wisc La Crosse

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If you are in the area of La Crosse, Wisconsin, I'll be giving a lecture there next week. To register, contact Michele Strange at 608.78...
Monday, March 23, 2009

First Nation Communities Read

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In 2003, First Nations public librarians in Ontario launched the First Nation Communities Read program. Books considered for their annual...
Saturday, March 21, 2009

EDUCATION OF LITTLE TREE in Alexie's INDIAN KILLER

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In Sherman Alexie's novel, Indian Killer , Marie is a college student enrolled in a Native lit course taught by Dr. Mather. She is Nativ...