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Saturday, October 27, 2012

"This is Not Who I Am, And this is Not OK"

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Last year, students in Ohio University's S*T*A*R*S (Students Teaching About Racism in Society) student group launched a campaign to push...
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Coming up: Native American Month 2012

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We're about a week away from the month that the President of the United States designates as Native American Month. Below are suggesti...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

DVD: Racing the Rez

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In the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, Pueblo Indians fought and drove the Spanish out of our homelands. The revolt was carefully planned by tribal l...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

About Russell Means...

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Early yesterday (October 22, 2012), I learned that Russell Means had passed away. As I thought about Russell Means, I remembered when I ...
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Monday, October 22, 2012

Kateri Tekakwitha a "squaw"?! Her father "pagan"? Nun in toy headdress?!

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I spent some of the last 24 hours following news coverage of the canonizaton of Kateri Tekakwitha. As I noted yesterday , for Native peo...
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Stereotypes and the Canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha

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Catholics and a great many Native people know that Kateri Tekakwitha was canonized a few hours ago in Rome. She is now a saint. Some news st...
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Friday, October 19, 2012

Creating a Library Atmosphere that Welcomes American Indians

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Eds. Note: Updated on October 6, 2015. Recently on LM-NET, a librarian asked what she can do to make her library's atmosphere cultural...
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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Anita Silvey: DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR "works brilliantly as a way to chase the blues away from all children."

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Today (October 18, 2012) at her popular Children's Book-A-Day Almanac, Anita Silvey is featuring Syd Hoff's Danny and the Dinosaur. ...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Ethnic Studies Under Fire, Oct 18 2012, Urbana Free Library

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Ben Esposito's "Kachina"

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Note on March 18: Please see an update to this: "I decided to prove her wrong" . IndieCade, or, the International Festival of In...
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Read Bruchac's SKELETON MAN for "All Hallows Read"

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Update on Sep 30 2023: I (Debbie Reese) no longer recommend Bruchac's work. For details see  Is Joseph Bruchac truly Abenaki? On Sunday,...
Monday, October 08, 2012

Anyone in TUSD teaching from RETHINKING COLUMBUS?

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Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson's edited volume,  Rethinking Columbus,  was being used in the Tucson Unified School District a year ago, b...
Friday, October 05, 2012

"What Happened After Chief Short Cake Died?" and "Squaw Bury Short Cake"

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The title for today's blog post comes from this math worksheet: The photo was taken by the mother of a Native student in a school ...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Ms. Warren: Mascots have serious consequences

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Did you see the video that started circulating yesterday? The one that shows Scott Brown's staff making war whoops and doing the tomaha...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Dear Elizabeth Warren: I know kids who would ask their parents for proof of their identity

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Yesterday (September 24, 2012), Elizabeth Warren responded to Scott Brown's attack on her heritage by putting out an ad in which she rhe...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Trailer: THE LESSER BLESSED

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Watch: Did you watch it? If not, do it now. I'm not easily given to profuse out-loud exclamations like OMG or WOW, but this trai...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Library of Congress: "52 Great Reads"

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With the National Book Festival happening this weekend in DC, I was looking over their webpages. On the " Educator's Share " p...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Dear Scott Brown: Do you know what Native Americans look like?

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At the end of May, I wrote about Elizabeth Warren (running for US Senate against incumbent Scott Brown) and her family story about how they ...
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Thursday, September 20, 2012

AICL on Pinterest

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Recently, I created a Pinterest account for the purpose of promoting selected literature by and about American Indians. Here's a screen ...
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Barbara Cooney's MISS RUMPHIUS: Take Two

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Editor's Note: Back in 2009 , I wrote up a short note about Barbara Cooney's Miss Rumphius. Because the book is on the We Give Book...
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