Resources on Native Americans

[Debbie Reese <d-reese@UIUC.EDU>]

Good morning,

With November coming on, and teachers starting units on Native Americans, I
thought I'd share a work-in-progress...   A list of resources divided in
two sections. The first is literature about Native Americans, the second is
other resources that can support selection and development of units about
Native Americans.


Recommended Resources about Native Americans in Children's Literature

Atleo, M., Caldwell, N., Landis, B., Mendoza, J., Miranda, D., Reese, D.,
Rose, L., Slapin, B., Smith, C. (1999). A Critical Review of Ann Rinaldi's
My Heart is on the Ground: The Diary of Nannie Little Rose, A Sioux Girl.
Oyate [Online]. Available: http://www.oyate.org/avoid.htm [1999, May 25].

Caldwell-Wood, Naomi, and Lisa A. Mitten. (1991) "I" Is Not for Indian: The
Portrayal of Native Americans in Books for Young People.
<http://www.pitt.edu/~lmitten/ailabib.htm>.

Internet Public Library: Native American Authors.
<http://www.ipl.org/ref/native>
Provides a list of Native American authors, plus a short biography, a list
of published works, and links to relevant sites.

Kuipers, Barbara. (1991) American Indian Reference Books for Children and
Young Adults. Englewood: Libraries Unlimited.

McCann, D. (1993). Native Americans in Books for the Young. In V. Harris
(Ed.) Teaching Multicultural Literature in Grades K-8. Norwood, MA:
Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.

Native Books. Native American Indian Resources
<http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/mainmenu.html#mainmenutop>

Reese, Debbie A., & Caldwell-Wood, Naomi. (1997). Native Americans in
Children's Literature. In V. J. Harris (Ed.), Using Multiethnic Literature
in the K-8 Classroom. Christopher Gordon, Inc.

Slapin, Beverly, & Seale, Doris. (1998). Through Indian Eyes: The Native
Experience in Books for Children. University of California American Indian
Studies Center.

Smithsonian Institution. A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians
for K-12..
http://nmnhwww.si.edu/anthro/outreach/Indbibl/bibliogr.html


Recommended Professional Resources. Books and websites listed here can help
teachers and librarians locate books, do fact checking, and gain insight
and awareness of issues related to Native culture and Native perspectives.

Aperture.(1995) Strong Hearts: Native American Visions and Voices. New
York: Aperture.

Berkhofer, Robert E. (1978). The White Man's Indian. New York: Vintage Books.

Bigelow, Bill. (1998). Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 Years. Milwaukee:
Rethinking Schools.

Cubbins, E.M. (1999) Techniques for Evaluating American Indian Web Sites
<http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ecubbins/webcrit.html>.

Davis, Mary B. (1996). Native America in the Twentieth Century: An
Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing Inc.

Deloria, Phillip. (1998). Playing Indian. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Hirschfelder, Arlene; Molin, Paulette Fairbanks; & Wakim, Yvonne. (1999).
American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children. Scarecrow Press.

Hoxie, Fred. (1996). Encyclopedia of North American Indians. New York:
Houghton Mifflin.

Native American Resources on the Internet
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/.
Contains an extensive set of links sorted into categories such as Culture,
Language, History, Education, Music, Art, and Books.

Native American Sites on the World Wide Web.
<http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html>
Extensive set of links to tribal home pages (indicates with a drum icon
sites maintained by the tribe itself or a Native American of that tribe),
Native organizations, Native-owned businesses, Calendar of Events.

Oyate. http://www.oyate.org. Oyate is an organization known and respected
for the quality of its teacher workshops and books, tapes, posters, and
curriculum materials and critical reviews of children's books.

Reese, Debbie A. (1998). "Native Americans: Recommended Resources"
Champaign, IL: ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood
Education. <http://ericeece.org/pubs/reslist/native99.html>

Seale, Doris, Beverly Slapin, and Carolyn Silverman. (1998) Thanksgiving: A
Native Perspective. Berkeley: Oyate.

Smithsonian Institution. Erasing Native American Stereotypes.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/outreach/steretyp.html A two page discussion,
based on work done by June Sark Heinrich at the Counciil on Books for
Interracial Children in 1977.

Stedman, Raymond William. (1982). Shadows of the Indian. Norman: University
of Oklahoma Press.





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Debbie Reese, Visiting Lecturer
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Email: d-reese@uiuc.edu
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