Further reading on HBO's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee I don't have HBO and didn't see the film this past weekend. I posted a co...

Kenneth Thomasma's books

A casting call is making the rounds in Indian Country... Too bad it is for the lead in a feature film based on Naya Nuki, one of the book...

"I want to write a children's book..."

Occasionally, I have a conversation with someone who expresses an interest in writing for children. For those of you with that interest, vis...

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee , by Dee Brown, came out in the 1970s. This coming weekend, HBO will air a drama...

Raquel Rivera's ARCTIC ADVENTURES: TALES FROM THE LIVES OF INUIT ARTISTS

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The word "costume" and American Indians

When I dance at Nambe for our ceremonial gatherings, I put on a dress called a manta. I put on other articles of clothing, too. I don't ...

Pocahontas and the stories about Jamestown

The media carried many reports last week about the Queen's visit to Jamestown. Today, I direct your attention to the editorial in Indian...

Illustrations of the "scalp belt" in CADDIE WOODLAWN

On Images of Indians in Children's Books , I've posted scans of the illustrations of the "scalp belt" in Caddie Woodlawn ....

Lois Beardslee's Rachel's Children I heard about Rachel's Children last week at the Native Studies meeting in Oklahoma. I wrote...

"We Have a Story to Tell" - Jamestown through Native Eyes At a Native Studies gathering, I met Gabrielle Tayac. She works at the N...

The "scalp belt" in CADDIE WOODLAWN

(See additional material added in days following this post.) I've been in Norman, Oklahoma the last few days, at a gathering of scholars...

How Not to Catch Fish and other Adventures of Iktomi

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Tim Tingle's Crossing Bok Chitto wins book award Tim Tingle's Crossing Bok Chitto was selected as a recipient of the Jane Addams C...