I will be home (Nambe Pueblo) for a week and won't be posting until I return.

BASIC SKILLS CAUCASIAN AMERICAN WORKBOOK, by Beverly Slapin and Annie Esposito

I have used Basic Skills Caucasian American Workbook in classes and workshops. My experience is that people find it helpful in understandin...

Joseph Bruchac's HIDDEN ROOTS

[Note: This review is by Beverly Slapin of Oyate. I am grateful to her for sending me her reviews. Early in my graduate work, I read Throu...

Reaction to Slapin’s review of Touching Spirit Bear Beverly Slapin’s review of Touching Spirit Bear (posted here on September 20 th ) ...

Rina Swentzell's CHILDREN OF CLAY: A FAMILY OF PUEBLO POTTERS

Like most people, I feel warm and happy when I find some aspect of my life in an unexpected place (provided, of course, that it is presented...

Jean Craighead George's JULIE OF THE WOLVES

First published in 1972 by Harper & Row, Julie of the Wolves won the Newbery Medal in 1973. It is included on a wide range of recommend...

Native Americans and Thanksgiving

Reenactments of historical events are a much loved pastime. I first came across one 12 years ago in Illinois. On a field were people dressed...

A Review of Ben Mikaelsen's TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR

Editor's Note, March 10, 2008: A lot of people come to this page from "Web English Teacher" and may be surprised to read the ...

"What Works Clearinghouse" In the last few days, more than one Internet listserv has carried a post about the U.S. Dept of Educati...

American Indian Families in Fact and Fiction At UIUC, I am involved with the Youth Literature Interest Group, a group of faculty and doctora...

Indian Country Diaries: Spiral of Fire Two weeks ago, I shared a little history about UIUC's American Indian Studies program, and I talk...

Laura Ingalls Wilder's LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

Yesterday's assigned reading for students in my class at UIUC was Little House on the Prairie. Most of the students read the book in ch...

A Review of Nicola Campbell's SHI-SHI-ETKO

[Note: This review is used with permission of its author, by Beverly Slapin of Oyate. It may not be used elsewhere without her written pe...

Native Americans: Lesson Plans

With Thanksgiving approaching, teachers across the country are getting ready to teach children about Native Americans. Unfortunately, far to...

Tintin in America

Yesterday's assignment in my class at UIUC was for each student to bring a children's book about American Indians to class. I'll...