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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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Debbie--have you seen S.D. Nelson's SITTING BULL: LAKOTA WARRIOR AND DEFENDER OF HIS PEOPLE

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Last year, I referenced S. D. Nelson's Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People in an article I did for School Library Jo...
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Monday, March 28, 2016

Debbie--have you seen Erin Petti's THE PECULIAR HAUNTING OF THELMA BEE?

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Debbie--have you seen... Adding Erin Petti's The Peculiar Haunting of Thelma Bee to my "have you seen" series. Here's ...

DRAGONFLY KITES, written by Tomson Highway; illustrated by Julie Flett

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Terrific news! Tomson Highway's Dragonfly Kites  is available again--this time with art by Julie Flett! Fifteen years ago, I learn...
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Sunday, March 27, 2016

DARK ENERGY by Robison Wells

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Source: http://blogs.aaslh.org/big-questions/ In January, a reader wrote to ask me about Dark Energy  by Robison Wells. I got an ARC ...
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Debbie--have you seen JOURNEY INTO MOHAWK COUNTRY by Harmen Meyndertsz von den Bogaert and George O'Connor

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Debbie, have you seen... A reader writes to ask me if I've read Journey Into Hawk Country . I haven't. Here's the synopsis f...

Debbie--have you seen THE NIGHT TOURIST by Katherine Marsh

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This "have you seen" post is, more or less, a note to myself to put Katherine Marsh's The Night Tourist on my list of books to...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Eric Jennings, Sherman Alexie, and Damaging Perceptions about Alcohol Use Amongst Native Peoples

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Editors Note on Feb 25, 2018: Please see my  apology  about promoting Alexie's work.  This post is about one of the ways that Alexie...
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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Following up on Emily Henry's THE LOVE THAT SPLIT THE WORLD

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Back in January, a reader wrote to ask me about Emily Henry's The Love that Split the World . I've now gotten a copy, read it, and a...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Beverly Slapin's Review of Bruchac's THE HUNTER'S PROMISE: AN ABENAKI TALE

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Editor's note on Sep 30, 2023: I (Debbie Reese) can no longer recommend Bruchac's work. For details see Is Joseph Bruchac truly Aben...

Debbie Reese to Host IndigenousXca from March 17 through March 24

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Sharing some great news! Chelsea Vowell of apihtawikosisan  asked me to host IndigenousXca from March 17 through March 24. If you're...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Did JK Rowling Change the Images on her Magic In North America Series at the Pottermore Site?

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If you're following the response of Native people to JK Rowling for her "History of Magic in North America" stories that are s...
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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Native People Respond to Rowling

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Eds. note on June 30, 2016: Scroll down to see curated list of items that  Native writers have written in response to Rowling. ___________...
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