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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Jodi Lynn Anderson's TIGER LILY - Part 2

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Back in June, I read part of Jodi Lynn Anderson's Tiger Lily. I didn't like what I read and posted my thoughts . The book is now on ...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

James and Joseph Bruchac's RABBIT'S SNOW DANCE

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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? Have you h...
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Monday, December 10, 2012

Russell Hoban's SOONCHILD

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Ummm... Russell Hoban, author of some terrific picture books, wrote this on page 6 of Soonchild:  John came from a long line of shamans. H...
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Friday, December 07, 2012

Erdrich's CHICKADEE and Smith's INDIAN SHOES in NY TIMES

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On December 4, 2012, The New York Times published "Books to Match Diverse Young Readers" about books that featured characters who ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

THIS AMERICAN LIFE: "Little War on the Prairie", THE DAKOTA 38, and resources for teaching about the US-Dakota War of 1862

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On November 23, 2012,  This American Life devoted an entire show to a single topic. Titled Little War on the Prairie it is a well-executed ...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Navajo film project: RAINBOW BIRD

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On AICL, I encourage parents, teachers, librarians, and anyone who works with children and the books they read or the movies they watch, to ...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

TIGER EYES: Judy Blume's book and its film adaptation

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Recently in Native news sources, I read that Tatanka Means (his father was Russell Means, activist and actor who recently passed away), is ...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

AICL tomorrow on NATIVE AMERICA CALLING

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Sorry for this late notice...  Just letting readers of AICL know that I'll be a guest tomorrow (Friday, Nov 16, 2012) on Native America ...
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Terrific news! Louise Erdrich's THE ROUND HOUSE won the 2012 National Book Award

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Last night (November 14, 2012), Louise Erdrich's The Round House won the 2012 National Book Award in the fiction category for the adul...
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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Alyson Noel's FATED

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A reader wrote to ask if I would take a look at Alyson Noel's young adult novel, Fated. I looked it up, and seeing that it was set in Ne...
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Saturday, November 03, 2012

Dear Gwen Stefani: Please make a video...

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Dear Gwen Stefani, It is good that No Doubt released a statement today, stating that you never intended to offend, hurt, or trivialize Na...
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Thursday, November 01, 2012

Presidential Proclamation: National Native American Heritage Month, 2012

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The White House Press Secretary released President Obama's Presidential Proclamation , designating November as National Native American ...

Patricia Riley's GROWING UP NATIVE AMERICAN

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Today (November 1st, the first day of American Indian Heritage Month), I'd like to introduce you to Patricia Riley's Growing Up Nati...
Monday, October 29, 2012

Eric Gansworth's IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE

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In my mail on Saturday (October 27, 2012), was a galley for Eric Gansworth's If I Ever Get Out of Here , published by Scholastic.  The c...
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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...