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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Arigon Starr's SUPER INDIAN

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If you're Kickapoo author/illustrator Arigon Starr, you gotta be dancing every time you pick up Super Indian and read what Charlie Hill,...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

SWEETEST KULU by Celina Kalluk

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Sweet! Sometimes, that exclamation (Sweet!) means something is endearing, and sometimes, it means something is way cool. Both meanings apply...
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Monday, May 19, 2014

Dear First Book: Step Up Your Game!

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Editor's note, May 22, 2014: In response to concerns I raised about the information on First Book's Native American Heritage Month p...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

San Jose State University, College of Applied Sciences, School of Library and Information Science, recognizes Debbie Reese for Exemplary efforts to enhance equity and diversity

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" According to her nomination form, she was the recipient of the 2013 Virginia Matthews Scholarship Award for her “sustained inv...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Another 'thank you' to Cynthia Leitich Smith

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A few hours ago, my daughter called to tell me she'd finished her last exam of the semester. With joy and enthusiasm, she said she was f...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Why I Advocate for Books by Native Writers and Illustrators/Gallery of Native Writers and Illustrators

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Editor's Note: Scroll down to see the photo gallery of Native writers and illustrators. I spent an hour today in a twitter chat hoste...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Cheryl Minnema's HUNGRY JOHNNY

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A significant component of the We Need Diverse Books campaign is regarding the authorship of books. For AICL, that means books written and i...
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Thursday, May 01, 2014

SLJ's "Diversity" Booklist in May issue includes flawed book about Native people

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School Library Journal's much anticipated special issue on Diversity was uploaded today (May 1, 2014) in the midst of the We Need Divers...
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Monday, April 28, 2014

We Need Diverse Books that aren't "Blindingly White"

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If you're a white male, you'll have an abundance of opportunities to imagine yourself on the stage this year at BookCon. The list of...

2013: Best Books, High School

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If I was starting a library in a high school, these are the first books I'd buy, along with the ten listed in 2010: Best Books, High Sch...

2013: Best Books, Middle School

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If I was starting a library in an elementary school or if I was ordering books for a middle school library, these are ten books I'd buy ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

A Look at Setting in 2013 CCBC Data on Fiction by/about American Indians - US Publishers

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On March 17, 2014 I published my analysis of 14 books on the Cooperative Center or Children's Books (CCBC). The set I analyzed are thos...
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Monday, April 14, 2014

CHUKFI RABBIT'S BIG, BAD BELLYACHE: A TRICKSTER TALE by Greg Rodgers

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I smiled as I read Chukfi Rabbit's Big, Bad Bellyache: A Trickster Tale by Choctaw author, Greg Rodgers. Chukfi Rabbit, we learn as the ...
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Friday, April 11, 2014

American Indian Graduation Rates and Stereotypical Images On and Off the Field

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On May 31 of last year (2013), Education Week pointed to a new study of high school graduation rates that reported that the graduation rates...
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