The Ransom of Red Chief

One of the questions I've received a few times is about O. Henry's short story, The Ransom of Red Chief . In the story a ten year ol...

Books by Walter D. Edmonds

Two nights ago I gave a lecture at Westfield State College. Among the books I discussed is The Matchlock Gun , by Walter D. Edmonds. Doris S...

My visit to Westfield State College, MA

I spent yesterday at Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts. I gave a lecture, followed by an hour or so of questions. I didn...

"American Indians" in Google, some data

Passing along some data for your perusal... I entered American Indians into Google's search window. Google automatically displays a list...

Cynthia Leitich Smith presentation on Second Life

For those of you who know how to navigate Second Life, Cynthia Leitich Smith will be there on Tuesday, Feb 24th, at 3:00 CST. She'll tal...

A big thank you

I'm in Sarasota, Florida for a one-day conference at USF, Sarasota-Manatee. The theme of the conference was "Representations of Div...

Edgar Heap of Birds' Exhibit: BEYOND THE CHIEF

Earlier this week I watched as Edgar Heap of Birds, "Beyond the Chief" was being set up on our campus. All along Nevada Street are...

Cynthia Leitich Smith's ETERNAL

Cynthia Leitich Smith's new book, Eternal , was launched yesterday. I read a copy a few weeks ago. It is a page-turner about vampires an...

"What Students Need to Know about America's Wars"

I'm on a listserv for the National Council of Teachers of Social Studies. Yesterday a subscriber posted information about an upcoming ...

Indigenizing Children's Literature

In 2008, the Journal of Language and Literacy (JoLLE) published an article I wrote. Titled " Indigenizing Children's Literature ,...

Nora Naranjo-Morse

Last weekend I watched Nora Naranjo-Morse's lecture, given at the National Museum of the American Indian, in 2007. She was there that su...

SLJ Column: "A DIRTY LITTLE SECRET"

Over at School Library Journal 's website, there's a column about self-censorship that is worth a look. It's provocative title ...

3rd post: Capaldi bio on Montezuma

From the archives, I found a copy of the letter from Holmes to Montezuma. Dated August 31, 1905, it reads: My Dear Sir: I am very desirous...