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Saturday, March 31, 2007

Encyclopedic Resources for Projects on American Indians

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Many librarians and teachers write to me, asking for reliable sources on American Indian culture, history, etc. They seek these resources...
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Friday, March 30, 2007

"How!" is not the way American Indians say 'hello'

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In old westerns, Indians are shown saying 'hello' to white people by saying "how" and raising the right hand (as if to tak...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

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In 1965, the Council on Interracial Books for Children (CIBC) was founded by people involved in the Civil Rights Movement who were "app...
Monday, March 26, 2007

Children's Books on Navajo Code Talkers

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[This review essay used here with permission of its author, Beverly Slapin, and may not be published elsewhere without her written permissio...
Thursday, March 22, 2007

American Sociological Association statement on Native American nicknames, logos, and mascots

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On March 6th, 2007, the American Sociological Association issued a statement about the use of Native American nicknames, logos and mascots i...
Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Getting the 'Indian' Out of the Cupboard: Using Information Literacy to Promote Critical Thinking, by Rhonda Harris Taylor and Lotsee Patterson

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In the December 2000 issue of Teacher Librarian is "Getting the 'Indian' out of the Cupboard: Using Information Literacy to Pr...
Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Eighth Graders Analyze SIGN OF THE BEAVER

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[Note: This essay submitted by Karen, a classroom teacher, in response to my post (on March 17th) about using Caddie Woodlawn to teach abo...
Monday, March 19, 2007

Paul Chaat Smith on BROTHER EAGLE SISTER SKY and THE EDUCATION OF LITTLE TREE

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Paul Chaat Smith is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma . He and Robert Warrior wrote Like a Hurricane, the Indian Movemen...
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Sunday, March 18, 2007

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See "naked wild men" (Indians) from Little House on the Prairie at my other blog, Images of Indians in Children's Books.
Saturday, March 17, 2007

Reflections on CADDIE WOODLAWN: Teaching about Stereotypes using Literature

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One evening in 1999, when my daughter, Liz, (then a third-grader) was doing homework, she said "Mom, I don't get it." She’s ex...
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Friday, March 16, 2007

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Headed to NYC for NCTE's Conference on College Composition and Communication Next week I'll be visiting New York City (for the first...
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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Margaret Bruchac's MALIAN'S SONG

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Update on Sep 30 2023: I (Debbie Reese) no longer recommend Bruchac's work. For details see  Is Joseph Bruchac truly Abenaki? Editor...
Wednesday, March 14, 2007

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Denise Low In the last few years, working in American Indian Studies, I've met many Native men and women at tribal colleges, research un...
Monday, March 12, 2007

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Images of Indians in Children's Books Starting a new blog, this one of images in picture books.... It is called Images of Indians in Chi...
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