American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)

Established in 2006 by Dr. Debbie Reese of Nambé Pueblo, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical analysis of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. Dr. Jean Mendoza joined AICL as a co-editor in 2016. (Site redesign on January 8, 2025)

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Friday, June 19, 2015

GONE WITH THE WIND in Martina Boone's COMPULSION

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Eds. note: Updated on June 28 2015 with a list of other children's and young adult books that include a reference to Gone With the Wind....
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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Enid Blyton's SECRET SEVEN series

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Update on June 18, 2021 : Blyton's books are in the news because a site called "English Heritage" notes that people have, in t...
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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Nobody went "huh?" when Rachel Dolezal said she lived in a tipi...

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I've been following the news stories about Rachel Dolezal. There are many. All the major media outlets are reporting about--and question...
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Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Meeting of the Minds at 2015 Native Early Childhood Symposium

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For the last two days I've been in Albuquerque at the Sacred Little Ones 2015 Native Early Childhood Symposium . There have been so many...
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Thursday, May 28, 2015

A Missed Opportunity in Cynthia DeFelice's FORT

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The L.A. Times  released their Summer Reading Guide earlier today. I glanced at the Kids list. I'm thrilled to see Engle's Enchante...
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Monday, May 25, 2015

An Inclusive Summer Reading 2015 List for Kids and Young Adults

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Early in 2015, Edith Campbell invited a handful of colleagues who share a passion for children, literacy, and diversity to work with her on...
Thursday, May 07, 2015

Indian-as-spirit in SMEK FOR PRESIDENT by Adam Rex

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Earlier this year, I did an analysis of the Native content in Adam Rex's The True Meaning of Smekday . I found the ways that Rex used Na...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2015

AICL's Best Books of 2015

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In December of 2014, I made a list of books that I'd recommended in 2014 . It was a list of books that were published in that year. Th...
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Tuesday, May 05, 2015

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CRAZY HORSE by Joseph Marshall III

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Joseph Marshall III is an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux) tribe. Born and raised on the Rosebud Sioux reservation, he ...
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Saturday, May 02, 2015

Richard Van Camp's THE BLUE RAVEN

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New this year (2015) is Richard Van Camp's graphic novel,  The Blue Raven. Illustrated by Steven Keewatin Sanderson, the story is about ...
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HUNTERS OF CHAOS by Crystal Velasquez

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Anytime someone writes a book--yes, even a work of fiction--that gets basic facts about Native people wrong, it is going to get a 'not r...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

emily m. danforth's THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST

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emily m. danforth's The Miseducation of Cameron Post made quite a splash when it was published in 2012. Published by Balzar + Bray (an i...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Native American Representation in Children's Literature: Challenging the People of the Past Narrative, by Julie Stivers

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Eds Note: Today, AICL is pleased to share a study done by  Julie Stivers , a graduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Library and Info...
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