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Colors in the Cree language, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and stealing Native bone marrow are a few of the topics covered in books on one list of the best Native books of 2017. Debbie Reese (Nambé Pueblo) spends her time reading and scrutinizing children’s literature that features Native themes and characters for the blog American Indians in Children’s Literature. Reese helps sort out the exceptional books from those that sink into stereotypes or misinformation. We’ll get her take on the best books by Native authors.
Guests:
Debbie Reese (Nambé Pueblo) – founder of American Indians in Children’s Literature blog
Marcie Rendon (White Earth Nation) – author of Murder on the Red River
Julie Flett (Cree-Métis) – author of Black Bear, Red Fox: Colours in Cree
Break Music: Drum I Carry (song) Pamyua (artist) Side A Side B (Side A)(album)
Hi,
Thanks for devoting a show to the wonderful one and only Debbie Reese. I’m a scholar of Indigenous authored children’s and YA literature. As a scholar, teacher, library patron, parent, friend….hers is the go to resource I recommend. If you or your listeners are interested in learning about some additional resources, the organization The Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures has a document with links to a bunch of resources (including Debbie’s blog, of course) for K-12 teachers who want to integrate Native-authored books in their curriculum. It’s freely accessible here: https://people.uwm.edu/asail/files/2016/07/k-12-resources-y95wjr.pdf.
Regards,
Mandy Suhr-Sytmsa