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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Video: Do All Indians Live in Tipis?

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Over on the right side of this page, I feature a link to a book called Do All Indians Live in Tipis ? I wrote about the book when it came o...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Elizabeth Bird's survey of Top 100 Children's Novels

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A while back, SLJ ( School Library Journal ) columnist Elizabeth Bird invited her readers to send her a list of their top ten children's...
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Monday, February 08, 2010

Editorial: "Sucking the Quileute Dry"

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Yesterday's New York Times ran an Op-Ed by Angela R. Riley. She's the director of the American Indian Studies Center at UCLA . Titl...
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Sunday, February 07, 2010

Tony Hillerman

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I had an email earlier today, asking if I recommend Tony Hillerman's books.  I've skimmed some of them and didn't like what I re...
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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Second Post: The POC Challenge

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Near the end of my post About the POC Challenge , I wondered if people participating in the POC Challenge are reading critics of color. I p...
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Thursday, January 28, 2010

About the "POC Challenge"

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In the land of the mostly-white-world of children's lit, bloggers who review books are joining the POC Challenge.  whose motto is "...
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Monday, January 25, 2010

A conversation about book covers and race

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Of late in the children's lit world---especially in blogland---there's been a lot of discussion about book covers. The discussion ...
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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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