
Does Rosanne Parry Throw Responsibility on Tribal Nations to Object to Her Book?
In 2014, I had a very long public exchange with Rosanne Parry after I posted my review of her book , Written In Stone. When I reviewed Lane ...

Recommended! Art Coulson's UNSTOPPABLE: HOW JIM THORPE AND THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM DEFEATED ARMY
This is a quick post to recommend Art Coulson's Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army....

Do you use Le Roy H. Appleton's American Indian Design & Decoration?
Update, 7:50 PM, September 25, 2018: Earlier today, Rosanne Parry submitted a comment to my review of her book, saying that the Makah and th...

Debbie--have you seen THE LEAVING YEAR by Pam McGaffin?
A reader writes to ask if I've seen Pam McGaffin's The Leaving Year. Published in 2018 by Spark Press, it got a starred review from ...

Debbie--have you seen CODE WORD COURAGE by Kirby Larson?
A reader wrote to ask about Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage. Due out in 2018 from Scholastic, it is part of Larson's "Dogs of ...

Problems with "Americans" by Douglas Wood
What’s it supposed to mean, to be American these days? White supremacists are loud & proud at the highest level of government. Olig...

Recommended! BABY RAVEN and BABY EAGLE by Crystal Worl
If there is a basket (or shelf) of board books in your home, classroom, or library, you best get Baby Eagle and Baby Raven . They're par...

Not recommended: THE SPIRIT TRACKERS by Jan Bourdreau Waboose and Francois Thisdale
A reader wrote to ask me about The Spirit Trackers by Jan Bourdeau Waboose (illustrations by Francois Thisdale). Here's the description:...

Some thoughts on the use of the word "tribe" by teachers and schools...
Eds. note on Sunday, Sept 9, 2018: Many people responded to the thread I started on Sept. 7. Several asked if I knew about the Tribes Learni...