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A biography of Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Ojibwe), rez dogs and protecting sacred water are all topics of books that made American Indians in Children’s Literature best of 2020 list. It’s been a challenging year, but Native authors made significant contributions to the list of books published. We’ll go over the AICL list and hear about what people consider the best Native books are for all ages. What books by Native authors did you curl up with this year? Send us your best-of list to comments@nativeamericacalling.com.
Guests:
Santee Frazier (Cherokee Nation) – director of the Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Institute of American Indian Arts
Carole Lindstrom (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe/Métis) – author of We are Water Protectors
Dr. Debbie Reese (Nambé Pueblo) – founder of American Indians in Children’s Literature blog
Break 1 music: Forefathers (song) Elisapie Isaac (artist) Forefathers (album)
Break 2 music: Imiqtaq (song) Riit (artist) Self-titled EP (album)
