
Why This Blog Matters, and, My Visit to Penn State...
I left State College on Saturday afternoon with a warm glow. Sounds cheesy, I know, but that's the right way to characterize it... I was...

Marcie Rendon's SongCatcher
A few weeks ago, I met a woman whose work inspires me on many levels. That woman is Marcie R. Rendon , an enrolled member of the White Earth...

"As I Am" - Poem by Mohawk poet, Janet Marie Rogers
Via Twitter, I found this terrific film. As you'll see, it is a series of portraits, and, a poem called "As I Am" by Janet Mar...

PETER PAN in Canada: Two steps forward, and then two steps back again
Friday, April 23rd, The Globe and Mail published an article in the Arts section. Written by J. Kelly Nestruck, the article is titled "...

Following up on "What Neil Gaiman said..."
THE PEOPLE IN THIS EPISODE: Debbie Reese (me). Tribally enrolled at Nambe Pueblo (for those who don't know, that means I'm American...

Following up on "What Laura Ingalls Wilder left out of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE"
On July 3, 2008, my blog post was "Selective Omissions, or, What Laura Ingalls Wilder left out of LITTLE HOUSE." In a nutshell, i...

Portrayals of American Indians in SLJ's 2010 "Top 100 Children's Novels" - compiled by Elizabeth Bird - PART ONE
In his July/August 2009 editorial in Horn Book Magazine, Roger Sutton poses a question about eligibility for the Coretta Scott King Award. ...

What Neil Gaiman said...
Oct 10, 2010 Note: If you've reached this page by following a link from Neil Gaiman's "Blog-on-a-train" post, I invite you...