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, June 13, 2019

Looking back: The American Indian Youth Literature Award

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The American Indian Library Association  (AILA) was founded in 1979. If you don't know about it, visit our website. There's a lot of...
Thursday, June 06, 2019

Recommended! I CAN MAKE THIS PROMISE by Christine Day

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I've read and most definitely recommend I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day. A review is forthcoming. Here's the description: ...
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Personal news: AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES -- FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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On July 13, 2015, I received an invitation to adapt An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States, for young adults. Written by Rox...
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Thursday, May 09, 2019

When Professional Associations (like the International Literacy Assoc) Fail...

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Yesterday I saw a tweet about the International Reading Association's blog post, #ILAchat: Why Students Need #OwnVoices Stories . I clic...
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Sunday, April 28, 2019

A Chronological Look at Events Launched by Harassment on April 11 at the Children's Book Guild of Washington DC

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Note from Debbie: If there are additional items to insert or add, please let me know. If I've made errors in my documentation below, ple...
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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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