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, April 25, 2019

Debbie--have you seen THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE MAMMOTH HUNT?

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A reader asked if I have seen Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Hunt. Written by Carrie Clickard, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter, it came out...
Friday, April 19, 2019

Reflections on #Arbuthnot19

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Note from Debbie on Sunday April 28, 2019: Scroll to the bottom to see links to other reflections on the lecture. If you know of one that is...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Hear Debbie's May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture!

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Dear Friends of AICL, Many of you already know that Dr. Debbie Reese, founder of the American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) ...
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Monday, March 25, 2019

2019 Summer Reading List from the We Are Kid Lit Collective

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In 2015, #DiversityJedi Edith Campbell invited me, Sarah Park Dahlen, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, Nathalie Mvondo, and Ebony Elizabeth Thomas to...
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Not Recommended: LOVE, PENELOPE by Joanne Rocklin

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Editor's Note: Below is a twitter review of  Love, Penelope  a book I started reading last week. When I came to a passage with Native co...
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Friday, March 15, 2019

A First Look at CCBC Data for 2018: Books published in the U.S.

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A few days ago, the CCBC released  data for the 3,703 books published in 2018  that they received. I asked for a copy of the list of the b...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

An early look at the endpapers in FRY BREAD by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal

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Note on Oct 15, 2019: I highly recommend Fry Bread. A review is forthcoming. --Debbie On Monday (March 11, 2019), I was on Twitter and saw...
Saturday, March 09, 2019

Recommended! AJIJAAK/CRANE by Cecilia Rose LaPointe; illustrations by Dolly Peltier; translation by Margaret Noodin

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In 2018, Ajijaak/Crane was published by Waub Ajijaak Press , in Manistee, Michigan. Written by Cecilia Rose LaPointe, illustrated by Dolly P...

Are you planning to do a Land Acknowledgement?

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This post on Land Acknowledgements is long over-due. I promised to do it last year, but one thing after another meant I put it off. This mo...
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