George Littlechild's THIS LAND IS MY LAND

George Littlechild's THIS LAND IS MY LAND

Among my favorite books is George Littlechild's This Land Is My Land , published in 1993 by Children's Book Press. Written and illu...
Has Stephanie Meyer read this?

Has Stephanie Meyer read this?

I do not recall seeing "Please read Indian Country Etiquette " on the Quileute Nation website last time I was on there...  Clickin...
"Evolution" video

"Evolution" video

Have you seen the video that shows a girl being made-up, photographed, and then the photograph retouched for use in an advertisement?  It...
American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving

American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving

Available in a pdf from the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving . Ten pages in len...
Who is John Smelcer (author of THE TRAP and THE GREAT DEATH)

Who is John Smelcer (author of THE TRAP and THE GREAT DEATH)

John Smelcer, author of The Trap , has a new young adult novel out ( The Great Death ). Many believe he is a good writer. That may be the ca...
News about Nicola Campbell's SHI-SHI-ETKO

News about Nicola Campbell's SHI-SHI-ETKO

Nicola Campbell's picture book, Shi-shi-etko , was recently released as a short film. Here's the trailer. As soon as I have info on ...
Ann Rinaldi's LEIGH ANN'S CIVIL WAR

Ann Rinaldi's LEIGH ANN'S CIVIL WAR

Last week I made some preliminary notes about Ann Rinaldi’s Leigh Ann’s Civil War. I’ve finished reading the book and am sharing some thoug...
Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo was our Artist in Residence this semester. We (faculty, staff, students of UIUC's Native American House and American Indian S...
Trying to catch up! Watching: Richard Peck, Ann Rinaldi, and John Smelcer

Trying to catch up! Watching: Richard Peck, Ann Rinaldi, and John Smelcer

Lot of action of late... My last post was about Richard Peck's new book A Season of Gifts . I've got more to say, but not sufficien...