(NAME-MCE) Teaching about Stereotypes using Literature

John Moses fingers at optonline.net
Mon Mar 19 13:34:08 EST 2007


What films would you suggest for an 8th grade class (suburban privileged) to 
offset surprising resistence to any sort of "reparations" due Native 
Americans. Have been stydying Trail of Tears- typical response, "It's not 
our generation, why should we be held accountable?"

J. Moses
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Subject: (NAME-MCE) Teaching about Stereotypes using Literature




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

TEL 217-265-9885
FAX 217-265-9880

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