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Friday, March 13, 2009

Effects of American Indian stereotypes

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In several places on American Indians in Children's Literature and in my writing, I reference resolutions of the American Sociological A...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Willow (from Buffy) on Columbus Day and Thanksgiving

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Willow (Buffy's friend in Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and her mother do not celebrate Columbus Day or Thanksgiving. "It's a sham...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

YUROK, by Barbara A. Gray-Kanatiiosh

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[Editor's Note: This review may not be published elsewhere without the written permission of Marlette Grant-Jackson at Humboldt Univ...
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Saturday, March 07, 2009

Richard Scarry's Indians

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A few years ago, I read about stereotypical Indians in Richard Scarry's books, specifically, the ones in  Best Word Book Ever . I starte...
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

This just in: LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE (in Arizona)

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A colleague just sent me an article from an Arizona newspaper. (Thanks, Tricia!) The article is titled "Each day, Tempe teacher turns t...
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"Indian Day"

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I'm at the Beinecke Rare Book Library at Yale, reading the American Indian Magazine , Vol. IV, No. 2, April-June, 1916, I came across a...
Sunday, March 01, 2009

"Rubbed the wrong way"

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In an interview she gave to Vermont Public Radio, Beth Kanell was asked about criticism of her book, Darkness Under the Water . She characte...
Friday, February 27, 2009

Not Recommended: "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry

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Note from Debbie on Dec 17, 2020: A reader wrote to let us know that "The Ransom of Red Chief" also includes the N word and that I...
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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Books by Walter D. Edmonds

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Two nights ago I gave a lecture at Westfield State College. Among the books I discussed is The Matchlock Gun , by Walter D. Edmonds. Doris S...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

My visit to Westfield State College, MA

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I spent yesterday at Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts. I gave a lecture, followed by an hour or so of questions. I didn...
Monday, February 23, 2009

"American Indians" in Google, some data

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Passing along some data for your perusal... I entered American Indians into Google's search window. Google automatically displays a list...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Cynthia Leitich Smith presentation on Second Life

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For those of you who know how to navigate Second Life, Cynthia Leitich Smith will be there on Tuesday, Feb 24th, at 3:00 CST. She'll tal...
Saturday, February 21, 2009

A big thank you

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I'm in Sarasota, Florida for a one-day conference at USF, Sarasota-Manatee. The theme of the conference was "Representations of Div...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Edgar Heap of Birds' Exhibit: BEYOND THE CHIEF

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Earlier this week I watched as Edgar Heap of Birds, "Beyond the Chief" was being set up on our campus. All along Nevada Street are...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Cynthia Leitich Smith's ETERNAL

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Cynthia Leitich Smith's new book, Eternal , was launched yesterday. I read a copy a few weeks ago. It is a page-turner about vampires an...
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