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Saturday, September 30, 2023

"Is Joseph Bruchac truly Abenaki?"

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On September 30, 2023 the Times Union  (a newspaper in New York), published a commentary titled "Is Joseph Bruchac truly Abenaki?"...
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Thursday, September 28, 2023

NOT RECOMMENDED: "Native Americans Part 1" (a Video on PBS)

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A reader wrote to ask me about a video on PBS, titled Native Americans, Part 1; 2nd [grade] Social Studies . I've loaded it and will wat...
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Thursday, September 21, 2023

A Remarkable Headline

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Typically, AICL looks at books for young people. Today, I (Jean) am inspired to do something a little different: a close reading of a headli...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Debbie--have you seen TREE IN THE TRAIL or PADDLE-TO-THE-SEA by Holling Clancy Holling?

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Every once in awhile I get an email or comment asking if I've seen a book by Holling Clancy Holling. It might be Tree in the Trail (publ...
Friday, September 01, 2023

A Storywalk Featuring Nancy Cooper's BIINDIGEN! AMIK SAYS WELCOME

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In the past few months, I've done several blog posts about Native people or their books or art being part of what the public sees when t...
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

A Request Regarding Records of Native Students at Boarding Schools

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Those of you who follow Native news know that Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, launched an investigation into boarding schools for Na...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

It's Marcie Rendon!

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Some time back I did a series of posts about Native illustrators whose work was being used in unusual ways -- like the city bus that feature...
Sunday, August 27, 2023

Highly Recommended: ROCK YOUR MOCS, written by Laurel Goodluck, illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight

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Rock Your Mocs Written by Laurel Goodluck Illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight Published by Heartdrum Published in 2023 Reviewer: Debbie Reese R...

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: REZ BALL BY BYRON GRAVES

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Rez Ball  Written by Byron Graves (Ojibwe) Cover by Natasha Donovan (Métis) Published by Heartdrum Published in 2023 Reviewer: Debbie Reese ...
Monday, August 21, 2023

Dear Teachers: A Series of Open Letters about Scott O'Dell's Books. Open Letter #1 - Suns and Moons

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August 20, 2023 Dear Teachers,  You (or one of your colleagues) have written to me about Scott O'Dell's  Thunder Rolling in the Moun...
Monday, July 24, 2023

Highly Recommended: Christine Day's WE STILL BELONG

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We Still Belong Written by Christine Day (Upper Skagit) Cover art by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw) Published in 2023 Publisher: Heartdrum Re...
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Monday, July 10, 2023

Laura's dog, Jack, goes to the "Happy Hunting Grounds"

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This is a quick post due to lack of a stable Internet connection. On Thursday, June 8 of this year (2023), I wrote about the "Wilder&qu...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Debbie Reese Featured on Banner at City Lights Books

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A few weeks ago I received an email from staff at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco . They were creating new banners for their storefro...