American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)

Established in 2006 by Dr. Debbie Reese of Nambé Pueblo, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical analysis of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. Dr. Jean Mendoza joined AICL as a co-editor in 2016. (Site redesign on January 8, 2025)

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Monday, January 18, 2010

Third American Indian Youth Literature Awards announced by American Indian Library Association

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The American Indian Library Association  (AILA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, announced the recipients of its American...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Michael Steele, "Honest Injun," and, "Injun" in children's books

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When Harry Reid's remarks about Obama hit the news yesterday, Michael Steele (head of the Republican Party) said Reid ought to resign. W...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010

American Indians/American Presidents

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Last semester, Matt Gilbert gave me a book called American Indians/American Presidents: A History . Published by the Smithsonian, it looks ...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Judy Dow and Robette Dias Comment on SIGN OF THE BEAVER

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A note from Debbie on July 15, 2024: I no longer recommend books or writings from Judy Dow. I made the decision to withdraw my recommendatio...
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Those romance-novel-authors and their indian-love

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I've written about Cassie Edwards and her "Savage Indian" series, and today, am directing you to the blog maintained by the Sa...
Sunday, January 03, 2010

We saw AVATAR...

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We saw Avatar a few days before Christmas. Using my cell phone, I thought I'd take a few notes as I watched the film, sending the notes ...
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Saturday, January 02, 2010

Native blog: "Last Woman: Political & Cultural Snaps"

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Julia Good Fox (Pawnee) publishes Last Woman , a blog that I read. Julia is on the faculty at Haskell Indian Nations University, in its Ind...
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Friday, January 01, 2010

California Indians Critique Lesson Plans on California Missions

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A colleague, Deborah Miranda, publishes a blog called When Turtles Fly. A few days ago, she wrote about the California Missions and how they...
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Thursday, December 31, 2009

News from Oyate

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Earlier this week I received an email from Oyate . I'm sharing that news today. --------------------------------------- Dear Friends ...

Tomie de Paola's THE LEGEND OF THE INDIAN PAINTBRUSH

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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...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Did P.C. and Kristin Cast plagiarize?

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Yesterday, I posted a rather jumbled piece about Marked , by P.C. and Kristin Cast. I titled that piece "P.C. and Kristin Cast Plagiar...
Monday, December 21, 2009

P.C. and Kristin Cast Plagiarize in MARKED

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To see only the plagiarism section of what I wrote below, click here .  ------------------------------------------------------------------...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

"I is for Indian Village"

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Head on over to Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert's blog, Beyond the Mesas , and read his entry on December 16, 2009: "I is for Indian Vil...
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Monday, December 14, 2009

INDIAN BOYHOOD and MIDDLE FIVE - use in 1904

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Two of the books on my list of recommended books are The Middle Five by Francis LaFlesche and Indian Boyhood by Charles Alexander Eastman...
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Sunday, December 13, 2009

New cover for Erdrich's BIRCHBARK HOUSE

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Each semester in my courses at Illinois, we read Louise Erdrich's Birchbark House . It's a terrific book, as are the two that...
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Sexy Indians...

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As soon I wrote the title for this post, I realized it will probably generate a lot of hits from people looking for porn...  As I said last ...
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Chaske Spencer, "Sam Uley" of Twilight, visits Yale

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On Tuesday, December 9, Chaske Spencer, the actor who plays Sam Uley in New Moon , visited students at Yale.  Read about his visit in Twili...
Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Update: YEARS OF DUST

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Jonathan Hunt at SLJ responded to my critique of Albert Marrin's Years of Dust . If you're interested in the on-going dialogue, cli...
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Monday, December 07, 2009

Hopi writer, Polingaysi Qoyawayma

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Reading Beyond the Mesas this morning, I see that Matt (my friend and colleague in American Indian Studies here at Illinois) wrote about ...
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Sunday, December 06, 2009

Albert Marrin's YEARS OF DUST: THE STORY OF THE DUST BOWL

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Over on Heavy Medal, a blog at School Library Journal , I posted my concerns with Richard Peck's new book, A Season of Gifts . In the co...
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