From: Debbie Reese <debreese_at_illinois.edu>
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:33:23 -0600

Good morning,

A reminder that my site (American Indians in Children's Literature) has a lot of resources that can help teachers and librarians gain insight into stereotypical representations of American Indians. The address is

Most recently, I wrote about PETER PAN IN SCARLET.

Last night, I wrote about my visit to Madison (home of CCBC), where Janice Rice and I gave a presentation. It was terrific to see KT and Ginny again, and, I was glad to meet Megan, whose work I've read for years, and, Amanda, a student doing some important work with Ryan Comfort in the School of Ed's American Indian Curriculum Services office.

In my presentation, I referenced problems with the retelling of traditional stories. If you're interested in reading more about that, see my article in Language Arts, "Proceed with Caution."

I also spoke about new research on the harmful effects of stereotypes on the self-esteem and self-efficacy of American Indians. The researcher's name is Stephanie Fryberg. If you write to me (debreese_at_illinois.edu) I will send you a copy of the article.

Thanks, CCBC, for all that you did for helping make the lecture a success.

Debbie

Visit my Internet resource: American Indians in Children's Literature

Debbie A. Reese (Nambй O'-ween-ge') Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Native American House, Room 2005 1204 West Nevada Street, MC-138 Urbana, Illinois 61801

Email: debreese_at_illinois.edu TEL 217-265-9885 FAX 217-265-9880
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