(NAME-MCE) Teaching about Stereotypes using Literature

[Debbie Reese]

Dear Colleagues,

This week, I have made several additions to
American Indians in Children's Literature, located at:
http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com

(1)
I added a link to a new blog I started, called
Images of Indians in Children's Books.

(2)
In HOLIDAYS AND NATIVE-THEMED LESSONS, I added:
Teaching about American Indians: "You don't want us to do anything!"

(3)
In ARTICLES, I added:
"Native American Themes in Children and Young Adult
Books," by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"Native Now: Contemporary Indian Stories," by Cynthia
Leitich Smith

(4)
I added POSTS ABOUT A BROKEN FLUTE: THE NATIVE
EXPERIENCE IN BOOKS FOR CHILDREN, under which I
will link to reviews/discussion of the book.

(5)
I added several books to
BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THIS BLOG

(6)
I added POSTS ABOUT STEREOTYPICAL SYMBOLS,
IMAGES, MASCOTS, ETC. where I'll link to items like the
American Psychological Association's resolution about the
harm caused by these representations.

(7)
I added AWARDS, where I linked to the American Indian
Library Association's website about their award. I'll link to
the Lacapa Spirit Prize, too, when that webpage is ready.

(8)
In NATIVE WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS, I added
links to pages by George Littlechild, LaVera M. Rose, Nicola
Campbell, and S. D. Nelson.

(9)
I added NATIVE PUBLISHERS.

(10)
In NATIVE NEWS SITES, I added a link to Native America
Calling.

(11)
This week's updates (including Teaching about Stereotypes
using Literature) to American Indians in Children's Literature are:

Monday, March 12
Images of Indians in Children's Books

Wednesday, March 14
Denise Low
--Poet Laureate of Kansas

Thursday, March 15
Margaret Bruchac's Malian's Song

Friday, March 16
NYC Conference/The Pueblo Imagination

Saturday, March 17
Reflections on Caddie Woodlawn: Teaching about
Stereotypes using Literature

Please forward this email to others who work with children
or children's books. Have a good week!

Debbie




Debbie A. Reese (Nambé Pueblo)
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Native American House, Room 2005
1204 West Nevada Street, MC-138
Urbana, Illinois 61801

Email: debreese at uiuc.edu
Internet Resource & Blog: 
http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/
Native American House: http://www.nah.uiuc.edu

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