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Thursday, August 21, 2025

Notes about the Drumbeat Decodable Book Collection (phonics readers) from Lee and Low

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New from Lee and Low is the "Drumbeat Decodable Book Collection" of books meant to teach readers short vowels (a, e, i, o, u) in t...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Highly Recommended: THE NAVAJO: PEOPLE, CULTURE, AND HISTORY by Jennifer R. Denetdale

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For years I have studied the many excellent books and articles by Dr. Jennifer R. Denetdale. She's a citizen of the Navajo Nation and a ...
Friday, August 15, 2025

2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award (AIYLA) -- Acceptance Speeches

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On January 25, 2025, the American Indian Library Association (AILA) held its Youth Literature Award Ceremony in Phoenix during the American ...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Highly Recommended: THE CHEROKEE: PEOPLE, CULTURE, AND HISTORY by Twila M. Barnes

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A few days ago on social media, I saw Daniel Heath Justice's post about The Cherokee: People, Culture, and History by Twila M. Barnes. D...
Sunday, July 27, 2025

"What if Everything We Know about Sacagawea is Wrong?"

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I'll start with a thanks to Carol, a reader who wrote to me about the recent New York Times Magazine  article, " What if Everything...
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Friday, July 25, 2025

Stereotypes of Native Peoples in Children's Books - A Report from 1971

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How does a society move away from its embrace of stereotypes or biased and incorrect images? Native people and our allies have been calling ...
Saturday, July 05, 2025

Art by Rebecca Lee Kunz (Cherokee Nation) on Cover of THE HORN BOOK MAGAZINE

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What a delight this morning (July 5, 2025) to see art by Rebecca Lee Kunz (Cherokee Nation) on the cover of the July/August 2025 The Horn Bo...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Highly Recommended: REDress

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  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED REDress: Art, Action, and the Power of Presence Edited by Jaime Black-Morsette (Metis) Published by Portage and Main Pr...
Saturday, June 14, 2025

Will Native Presence at Alcatraz by removed or covered up by Trump Administration?

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On June 13, 2025 The New York Times published an article titled National Parks Are Told to Delete Content that 'Disparages Americans....
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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Why I am not recommending children's books by Thomas King

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Why I am no longer recommending books by Thomas King? Because I am no longer confident that he is Cherokee.  When I was teaching at the Univ...
Sunday, June 08, 2025

Not Recommended: Gooney Bird and the Room Mother, by Lois Lowry

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Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry came out in 2002. In 2005, Gooney Bird and the Room Mother came out and there are a few more Gooney Bird bo...
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Sunday, May 18, 2025

Indigenous Food Knowledge in 2 New Books

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  Dad, Is It Time to Gather Mint? Celebrating the Seasons Written by Tyna Legault Taylor (Attawapiskat First Nation) Illustrated by Michelle...
Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Notes on Core Knowledge's Language Arts Unit 8 Activity Book on Native Americans

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A few teachers have written to ask me about the Native Americans unit in Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) for grade 5. For them and other...
Friday, May 02, 2025

Highly Recommended! FIERCE AUNTIES! by Laurel Goodluck and Steph Littlebird

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Fierce Aunties! Written by Laurel Goodluck ( Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara) Illustrated by Steph Littlebird ( member of Oregon’s Grand Ronde C...