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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Debbie--have you seen CODE WORD COURAGE by Kirby Larson?

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A reader wrote to ask about Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage. Due out in 2018 from Scholastic, it is part of Larson's "Dogs...
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Sunday, September 16, 2018

Problems with "Americans" by Douglas Wood

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What’s it supposed to mean, to be American these days? White supremacists are loud & proud at the highest level of governmen...
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Sunday, September 09, 2018

Recommended! BABY RAVEN and BABY EAGLE by Crystal Worl

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If there is a basket (or shelf) of board books in your home, classroom, or library, you best get Baby Eagle and Baby Raven . They...
Friday, September 07, 2018

Not recommended: THE SPIRIT TRACKERS by Jan Bourdreau Waboose and Francois Thisdale

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A reader wrote to ask me about The Spirit Trackers by Jan Bourdeau Waboose (illustrations by Francois Thisdale). Here's the description:...

Some thoughts on the use of the word "tribe" by teachers and schools...

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Eds. note on Sunday, Sept 9, 2018: Many people responded to the thread I started on Sept. 7. Several asked if I knew about the Tribes Learn...
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Thursday, September 06, 2018

Recommended! Rebecca Roanhorse's "Thoughts on Resistance" in HOW I RESIST: ACTIVISM AND HOPE FOR A NEW GENERATION

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Editors note, Dec 31, 2018: Yesterday, I was updating the photo gallery of Native writers and went to Roanhorse's website to make sure I...
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Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Recommended! Roy Boney's "Tell It in Your Own Way" in WE RISE, WE RESIST, WE RAISE OUR VOICES

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When you read through  We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson, you're probably going to ...
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Monday, September 03, 2018

An F'ed up KIRKUS Review (Debbie--have you seen AMERICAN APARTHEID: THE NATIVE AMERICAN STRUGGLE FOR SELF-DETERMINATION AND INCLUSION by Stephanie Woodard?)

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This post was initially titled "Debbie--have you seen  American Apartheid: The Native American Struggle for Self Determination  by St...
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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Best Graphic Novels by Native Writers

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This morning, I read Diversity in Graphic Novels at the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) website. I hoped it would include gr...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Highly recommended! DREAMERS by Yuyi Morales

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The first library I knew as a child was a cardboard box full of books. You see, I went to a government day school on my reservation. We didn...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Highly recommended: We Are Grateful/Otsaliheliga, by Traci Sorell

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I love to see Indigenous languages on book covers! Check out the cover of Traci Sorell's We Are Grateful/Otsaliheliga:  What you ...
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