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, October 16, 2020

Anti-Indigenous Content in S. E. Hinton's THE OUTSIDERS

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On October 13, 2020, S. E. Hinton replied to a tweet asking her to consider writing a graphic novel version of The Outsiders (first publishe...
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Highly Recommended: The Cabin, by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson

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The Cabin Written by  Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson Published in Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions about Small Town America Edited by ...
Thursday, October 08, 2020

Highly Recommended: APPLE (SKIN TO THE CORE) by Eric Gansworth

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Monday, October 12 is Indigenous Peoples' Day. There will be many virtual events taking place. Top of my list is the one from Arizona St...
Thursday, October 01, 2020

Tips for Teachers: Developing Instructional Materials about American Indians

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  Editors Note: This post was created as a one-page document that would fit into a single page. It is also available as a pdf . If you have ...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Highly Recommended: "What's an Indian Woman to Do?" in WHEN THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD WAS SUBDUED, OUR SONGS CAME THROUGH

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What's an Indian Woman to Do? Written by Marcie Rendon Published in When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through Edit...

Highly Recommended! THE SEA IN WINTER by Christine Day

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Jean and I both read Christine Day's The Sea in Winter and are thrilled by what Day has written! A review is forthcoming, but I wanted t...
Saturday, September 19, 2020

Not Recommended: Conrad Richter's THE LIGHT IN THE FOREST

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The Light in the Forest Written by Conrad Richter Published in 1953 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Reviewer: Debbie Reese Review Status: Not Rec...
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Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Reckoning with A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES

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Recently, a reader of AICL wrote to me (Debbie) to say they'd been looking through editions of Robert Louis Stevenson's  A Child...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Some Things We're Learning: More about IPH4YP

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Once An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People was out in the world, we heard from reviewers and other reade...
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Monday, August 17, 2020

The Monster That Eats Villages: White Anti-Indigenous Raceshifting in Canada

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by Jean Mendoza Pre-COVID, when Durango and I took road trips with our grandkids, they often asked to hear our storytelling CDs by Dovie Tho...
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Thursday, August 13, 2020

Historical Fiction by Native Writers

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On August 3, 2020, Debbie received an email from a teacher looking for historical fiction. She wrote that teachers in her school use Island ...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Illustrations in LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

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Note from Debbie on December 3, 2020: When we hit 'publish' on this post, all the images were viewable. They are not visible now. I ...
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