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From: Nancy Bo Flood <wflood_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:14:14 -0700
Thank you, Debbie,
On the Through the Tollbooth blog that begins tomorrow, Monday, I do em phasize your comments made about the continued presence of stereotyping of American Indians in Peter Pan in Scarlet. I hope readers will comment and add insights - or objections.
Someone asked about topics of discussion for this month since there was som e amount of "open time." I suggest that in honor of the discussion begun b y Debbie Reese, we continue to celebrate Native American books that are d one well, that are written by or illustrated by Native Americans or Alask an Natives. A few months ago we all described a favorite character. Perha ps this week we could each describe a favorite book. We could each read a recommended book to our students or children.
It is Native American month and though I am not a fan of "token months," this week while our President is meeting with tribal leaders from across t he country, we could celebrate as well. Given the paucity of books by Na tive Americans available in libraries and in bookstores, we could each re quest one from our local library and/or bookstore.
Nancy Bo Flood
Chinle, AZ 86503 (USA)
wflood_at_hotmail.com www.nancyboflood.com
author of Navajo Year, Walk Through Many Seasons, A Children's Choice and Arizona Book of the Year
Sand to Stone, the Life Cycle of Sandstone
Soon, new! Warriors Caught in Crossfire, a young-adult novel that take s place in the western Pacific during World War II.
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:33:23 -0600 From: debreese_at_illinois.edu Subject:
Stereotypes (a follow up to Nancy Bo Flood's post) To: ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu
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 Com fort 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
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:14:14 -0700
Thank you, Debbie,
On the Through the Tollbooth blog that begins tomorrow, Monday, I do em phasize your comments made about the continued presence of stereotyping of American Indians in Peter Pan in Scarlet. I hope readers will comment and add insights - or objections.
Someone asked about topics of discussion for this month since there was som e amount of "open time." I suggest that in honor of the discussion begun b y Debbie Reese, we continue to celebrate Native American books that are d one well, that are written by or illustrated by Native Americans or Alask an Natives. A few months ago we all described a favorite character. Perha ps this week we could each describe a favorite book. We could each read a recommended book to our students or children.
It is Native American month and though I am not a fan of "token months," this week while our President is meeting with tribal leaders from across t he country, we could celebrate as well. Given the paucity of books by Na tive Americans available in libraries and in bookstores, we could each re quest one from our local library and/or bookstore.
Nancy Bo Flood
Chinle, AZ 86503 (USA)
wflood_at_hotmail.com www.nancyboflood.com
author of Navajo Year, Walk Through Many Seasons, A Children's Choice and Arizona Book of the Year
Sand to Stone, the Life Cycle of Sandstone
Soon, new! Warriors Caught in Crossfire, a young-adult novel that take s place in the western Pacific during World War II.
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:33:23 -0600 From: debreese_at_illinois.edu Subject:
Stereotypes (a follow up to Nancy Bo Flood's post) To: ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu
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 Com fort 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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