"Multiracial" identity and American Indians

The US Census released 2010 demographic data a few days ago. Among the data being pointed to in articles and essays is that "...America...

"Settler ponies" and buffaloes in MY LITTLE PONY (new TV series)

I did not know that there is a new My Little Pony television show being aired...  I watched a segment today, prompted to do so by reader, DV...

Peter Sieruta on Laura Adams Armer's WATERLESS MOUNTAIN

Peter Sieruta publishes the blog, Collecting Children's Books . On Friday, March 25, 2011, he wrote about Laura Adams Armer's Waterl...

"Wounded Bird" in RANGO, and a note about Johnny Depp playing Tonto

Several people have written to ask me if I've seen Rango. I haven't, but I just came across a critique of the character, Wounded Bir...

News on Scholastic's "Dear America" series

Are you a fan of the Dear America series of historical fiction diaries published by Scholastic? Many of the students in my classes at the Un...

Review of Ann Rinaldi's MY HEART IS ON THE GROUND

Several years ago I co-wrote an extended review of Ann Rinaldi's My Heart is on the Ground . For those of you who are intimidated by (or...

An Indian and a Soldier in Vienna, Austria

Andrea Herrera was in Intro to American Indian Studies, a course I taught at the University of Illinois in its American Indian Studies progr...