Halloween, 2007

I was asked, recently, if it would be ok if a person wanted to dress like Pocahontas for Halloween, but that they'd make sure every deta...

NEA's "Native American Booklist"

A friend wrote to ask me about NEA's "Native American Booklist." (Update: Wed, Oct 31, 2007... Here's the link to the book...

A Teacher's Thoughts on "squaw" in 4th Grade Classroom

My post about "squaw" and "the only good Indian is a dead Indian" in historical fiction was much-discussed on YALSA (YA...

Pueblo Indians and Catholic Missionaries

I got an email from someone who read my post yesterday about kachinas in The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Pinata for a Pinon Tree . He noted ...

The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Pinata for the Pinon Tree

It is generally poor form to comment on a book that you have not seen, so I'm sure to get criticized for doing so today... A reader wrot...

Elementary School Lesson Plans on American Indians

Are you looking for lesson plans that incorporate American Indians? Here's a post from last year that you will find helpful... With Than...

Documentary: WAY OF THE WARRIOR

A documentary produced by Patty Loew, a colleague at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be broadcast in the coming weeks on PBS. Titl...

The word "squaw" in SIGN OF THE BEAVER

The word "squaw" is commonly used in place of the word "woman" in historical fiction for children. I wonder if its entra...

Halloween Costumes

With Halloween approaching, a lot of people---teachers, parents, students, children---are thinking about what they will "be" this ...

2008 Lacapa Spirit Prize - Call for submissions

The Lacapa Spirit Prize --- a literary prize for children's books about the peoples, cultures, and landscape of the southwest --- is acc...

"The only good Indian is a dead Indian"

Did you know... the phrase "the only good Indian is a dead Indian" appears in the acclaimed Little House on the Prairie three ti...

Thanksgiving Lesson Plans

With November approaching, teachers across the country are getting ready to teach about Thanksgiving and the "Indians." In some cl...

Alexie's YA Novel Nominated for National Book Award

Sherman Alexie's outstanding YA novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian , was nominated for a National Book Award in the...

DO ALL INDIANS LIVE IN TIPIS?

Are you a teacher wondering if all Indians live in tipis? If so, order a copy of the book Do All Indians Live in Tipis?: Questions and Answe...

Chiori Santiago's HOME TO MEDICINE MOUNTAIN

On Saturday, October 20th, 2007, I will be in Monticello, Illinois, at the train depot, working as a volunteer for " Artrain USA ....

Laura Tohe's NO PAROLE TODAY

[This review used with permission of its author, Beverly Slapin, and may not be published elsewhere without her written permission.] -------...

October 8th, 2007: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY

Monday, October 8th, 2007, is Indigenous Peoples Day. If you've come to this site looking for Columbus Day lesson plans, please set asid...