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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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