Second Post: The POC Challenge

Near the end of my post About the POC Challenge , I wondered if people participating in the POC Challenge are reading critics of color. I p...

About the "POC Challenge"

In the land of the mostly-white-world of children's lit, bloggers who review books are joining the POC Challenge.  whose motto is "...

A conversation about book covers and race

Of late in the children's lit world---especially in blogland---there's been a lot of discussion about book covers. The discussion is...

Third American Indian Youth Literature Awards announced by American Indian Library Association

The American Indian Library Association  (AILA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, announced the recipients of its American...

Michael Steele, "Honest Injun," and, "Injun" in children's books

When Harry Reid's remarks about Obama hit the news yesterday, Michael Steele (head of the Republican Party) said Reid ought to resign. W...

American Indians/American Presidents

Last semester, Matt Gilbert gave me a book called American Indians/American Presidents: A History . Published by the Smithsonian, it looks ...

Judy Dow and Robette Dias Comment on SIGN OF THE BEAVER

Elizabeth George Speare's Sign of the Beaver has been discussed here several times... On March 20th, 2007 , I posted "Eighth Grade...

Those romance-novel-authors and their indian-love

I've written about Cassie Edwards and her "Savage Indian" series, and today, am directing you to the blog maintained by the Sa...

We saw AVATAR...

We saw Avatar a few days before Christmas. Using my cell phone, I thought I'd take a few notes as I watched the film, sending the notes ...

Native blog: "Last Woman: Political & Cultural Snaps"

Julia Good Fox (Pawnee) publishes Last Woman , a blog that I read. Julia is on the faculty at Haskell Indian Nations University, in its Ind...

California Indians Critique Lesson Plans on California Missions

A colleague, Deborah Miranda, publishes a blog called When Turtles Fly. A few days ago, she wrote about the California Missions and how they...